(KNZA)--A rural Holton home was destroyed by fire Sunday morning.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says the sheriff's office received a report of a structure fire at a residence at 21885 J. Road about 6 miles west of Holton shortly before 9:00.

The Holton and Prairie Band Pottawatomi Nation Fire Departments along with Jackson County EMS and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene.

Upon arrival, Morse says the residence was engulfed in flames.    

He says the house was occupied at the time of the fire, but all the occupants were able to escape without injury.

The house was a complete loss.  Morse says the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.