(KAIR)--One firefighter required hospital care as the result of an early Easter morning Atchison house fire.

It happened shortly after 3:00 Sunday morning, at 1427 Atchison Street, where Fire Chief Patrick Weishaar says his crews were sent “for a report of heavy black smoke in the area.”

When crews arrived, according to Weishaar, “they found the 2-story home...engulfed in flames,” with no one at home at the time of the fire, due to the home being under renovation.

Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control, although the residence had already sustained heavy damage.

During the battle against the blaze, a firefigher, whose name is not released, suffered an injury and was transported to Amberwell Atchison by Atchison County EMS. According to Weishaar,”they were were evaluated and released.”

Once the sun rose Sunday morning, Weishaar said the the situation was assessed, with the decision made “that the remaining structure would have to be removed due to safety concerns and threat of collapses and the proximity to the adjacent homes.”

Fire crews Sunday worked worked “with local, heavy equipment contractors to expedite the removal of the structure.”

The cause of the fire is under the investigation of Atchison Fire Department investigators.