Kansas City, Kan. ? Fire officials say search and rescue dogs have detected a body in the rubble of a burned home in Kansas City, Kan.

The owner of the home has been reportedly missing since the fire broke out Wednesday night. The search of the rubble began Thursday.

The fire department said the body found Thursday was human, but the identity was not immediately released.

A Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman says the department is investigating the fire as a homicide.

Fire crews had difficulty reaching the home with larger trucks because it is about a half mile from the street and has a narrow bridge in front of it. That meant firefighters had to use smaller water-tank trucks to keep the blaze under control.