The Dupo, Millstadt, Columbia, Waterloo and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded along with Columbia EMS to a report of thick, black smoke in the 2200 block of Levin Crest Lane off Imbs Station Road in rural Dupo just before 9:45 a.m. Sunday.

An active residential structure fire was reported, and fire crews brought the blaze under control shortly after 10:30 a.m.

An initial search of the residence was negative, and emergency personnel were later able to contact the homeowners, who had been at church when the fire started.

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