NELSON, Wis. – Fire destroyed a one-story house  up Iron Creek east of town. No one was home. The fire, in the 850 block of County Road I, was reported about 2:30 p.m. The structure was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

Not even skeletal remains. Steam rises from blackened ruins as firefighters’ water settles into hot spots. Image: Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department