(KNZA)--A rural Jackson County residence was destroyed by fire Wednesday.

Sheriff Tim Morse says shortly before noon the Sheriff's Office received a report of a fire at a residence located at 17072 98th Road in the southeastern portion of the county.

Fire Departments from Hoyt, Mayetta, Soldier Township and the Potawatomi Nation responded to the scene.  Also responding were the Jackson County EMS and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

Morse the residence was not occupied at the time of the fire.

He says the cause of the fire is currently undetermined, but is being investigated by investigators from the Kansas Fire  Marshal's office and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

The residence was a complete loss.