A fire early Monday morning caused major damage to an old farmhouse south of Clinton Lake.

A little before 7 a.m., a fire broke out in the 500 block of North 900 Road, which is south of Douglas County Road 458 and west of the town of Lone Star.

Electrical rewiring in an upstairs bedroom was the likely cause of the fire, said Spence Martin, chief of Osage County Fire District No. 4, which serves Marion Township in Douglas County.

About 5 a.m. one of the home’s occupants noticed the lights weren’t working and flipped the breaker back on. An hour or so later, someone passing by the house alerted the family that smoke was coming out of the attic and roof, Martin said.

The family was able to leave the home safely. No one was injured.

More than half a dozen local fire departments responded to the fire, which destroyed the home’s roof and most of the second floor, Martin said. The house is uninhabitable.

The Red Cross is providing the family of two adults and four children with food, clothing and lodging.