PHOTOS: Fort Meade home engulfed in flames

FORT MEADE, Fla. - A house in Fort Meade was destroyed after a fire on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.

Firefighters say Polk County Fire Rescue and the Fort Meade Fire Department were sent to the home on U.S. 98 East shortly after 1 p.m. According to crews, the single-story home was engulfed in flames.

Firefighters got to the home seven minutes after being dispatched, according to first responders.

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Officials say the first crews that got to the home had water on the fire within minutes, but the home is a total loss.

According to PCFR, two patients were treated at the scene, but did not need to be taken to the hospital. Fort Meade fire crews said three pets were lost in the fire. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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