Two men escaped a house fire in Agency Friday afternoon after it went up in flames.

Fire departments from Agency, Plattsburg, DeKalb and San Antonio responded to a home that was already fully involved with flames in the 100 block of main street around 1 p.m.

Firefighter Andy Peterson said there were two people in the home when the fire started.

“There were two males in the home and they attempted to put it out themselves,” said Peterson. “Then they escaped on their own.”

The home is estimated to be a complete loss at around $60,000.

“Our biggest concern was to try to put the existing house out but we also had two exposures we had to worry about with the wind,” said Peterson.

He said getting enough water was an issue they also faced.

“We had four tankers here within a half hour,” said Peterson.

A dump tank which is a portable water tank was used to unload the tankers.

Peterson said the cause of the fire is still under investigation