Fire destroyed an unoccupied Jackson County mobile home Thursday, according to the Black River Falls Fire Department.

A report of smoke coming from the home at W11404 Spring Creek Road in the town of Albion was relayed to the Jackson County dispatch center at 6:02 p.m. Firefighters found the fire running in the walls and beneath the floor of the structure, which was described as a total loss.

Owners Benjamin and Deni Martin and their two young children were not at home.

Investigators said wiring of faulty electric water heater may be the cause, as the owners said they working on it earlier in the day, according to a news release from Chief Steve Schreiber.

The family had no insurance and the Red Cross was providing assistance.

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