(KNZA)--No injuries were reported in a residential fire Sunday evening in Circleville.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says the Sheriff’s Office received a report of the fire at 301 Lincoln Street shortly after 9:00.

Morse says the resident returned home to discover the fire inside the residence.

The Circleville, Holton and Soldier Fire Departments responded to the scene.  Upon arrival, firefighters found fire bellowing out the door of the residence.  Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office and Circleville Fire Department.

Morse says the structure had previously been used as a grocery store in the past and is currently being used as an apartment house.  He says it was not occupied at the time of the fire.