A house fire Thursday afternoon in Country Club Village forced crews to shutdown 59 Highway.

According to Andrew County Sheriff Bryan Atkins a call came in at 12:41 p.m. after a home at 1 Country Lane caught on fire.  When crews arrived flames were shooting from the roof.

Atkins said an investigation is underway but a lightning strike is believed to have been the cause.

Savannah Rural Fire Department was on scene as well as aid from Cosby/Helena and Filmore fire departments for tanker support.  Atkins said the accessible fire hydrant was far away so around 10 tankers assisted with water.

Andrew County Ambulance, the American Red Cross of Northwest Missouri and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were also on scene.

59 Highway was shutdown around 1:15 p.m. from business 29 to Roma Lane while crews were on scene.  As of 3 p.m. the highway was still closed.

Atkins said no one was home at the time the fire started.  No injuries reported.