A fire has destroyed a home in western Stearns County.

According to the report, fire crews were called out to the scene last Sunday for the report of a fire.

The house is off of County Road 13 about a half-mile west of Elrosa.

The caller, 44-year-old Jason Michels, said he awoke to find an entire side of the house was on fire.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says that the house was fully engulfed in flames by the time they arrived on the scene.

Authorities say that Michels was the only one inside at the time of the blaze. He was able to get out of the home safely.

The cause of the fire is not known at this time.