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Highway 25 has been reopened to traffic in Guthrie Center after agencies responded to a structure fire.

According to the Guthrie Center Fire Department, Guthrie County Sheriff’s personnel responded at about 3 p.m. to 701 North 5th Street for a kitchen fire. Deputies worked to extinguish a fire caused by unattended cooking as the Guthrie Center Fire Department arrived to put out the flames that spread to the kitchen ceiling. Three people that were inside the residence at the time of the fire got out and no injuries have been reported. The house sustained heavy smoke and minimal water damage and the kitchen is gutted. Alliant Energy and Panora Emergency Medical Services also assisted at the scene. According to the Guthrie County Assessor’s Office the owner of the property is Flat Iron Holdings, LLC.