SAVERTON, Mo. (WGEM) -- Fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned house south of Hannibal Friday morning.
The Hannibal Rural Fire Department was called to the home on Saverton Drive around 6 a.m.
Crews were able to get the flames under control within an hour.
Fire officials say the building had been unoccupied for awhile.
The building is a total loss.