UPDATE: Large house fire contained in Grand Island

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Crews battled a large residential fire in southeast Grand Island Monday morning.

The Grand Island Fire Department said they responded to the blaze at on Midaro Drive in the southeast part of the city shortly after 6 a.m.

Officials said the fire was contained around 8:30 a.m.

Thanks to their computer-aided dispatch, officials knew no fire hydrants were available for use, and automatically dispatched other departments to help provide water tanker trucks, bringing in water from around a quarter mile away.

NTV's Steve White reports that the GI Fire Department, the GI Rural Fire Department and the Alda Fire Department were on the scene.

Grand Island firefighters said the home is a total loss. They report no injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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NTV News will continue to update this story.