A popular hunting lodge in Hitchcock is a total loss after a Wednesday night fire.
Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Dept. chief Phil Oeschle says the fire at Ringneck Retreat began about 6:45 pm.
The state fire marshal is on the scene today. Oeschle says it is believed the culprit is a gas grill on a deck.
Firefighters and first responders from Huron, Spink County, Miller, and Wolsey assisted the Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department. The local Red Cross chapter was also on the scene.
Oeschle says a Hitchcock firefighter was transported to the hospital and treated for heat exposure.