House Fire in Watkins

On Tuesday evening at 7:07 p.m., the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house fire in the 400 block of Luella Street in Watkins.  Meeker County Deputies, Watkins Fire, Watkins Ambulance, Eden Valley Fire, Kimball Fire, Mayo Ambulance, and the State Fire Marshall’s Office, all responded to the scene.  Upon arriving on the scene, deputies saw the house was fully engulfed in flames.  The house and its contents were a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The property is owned by 39-year-old Peter Lansing and 35-year-old Blanca Lansing of Watkins.  No one was injured as a result of the fire.