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Agencies responded to a house fully engulfed in flames Sunday morning in Perry.

According to Perry Fire Chief Chris Hinds, the department was paged at 4:44 a.m. to 2514 First Avenue. Hinds says there were five occupants in the home that were woken by a smoke detector, and the house was filled with smoke when all the occupants got out of the structure. When crews arrived at 4:57 a.m. the house was completely on fire, and they battled the blaze until about 6:41 a.m. One occupant was treated for minor injuries, and a dog was claimed to have been in the home but has not been located.

Perry First Responders, Perry Police Department, and Dallas County EMS assisted at the scene. American Red Cross has been contacted to assist the residents. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.