(CSi)  A fire destroyed a house in Richland County lSunday night. The fire at 102 main street in Great Bend broke out just after six p.m. A mother and daughter escaped unharmed.

The cause is believed an unattended candle.

Firefighters from Great Bend, Mooreton, Dwight, Fairmount, and Hankinson responded.   Thick smoke was billowing out of the structure when fire crews arrived. Firefighters battled the blaze in sub-zero temperatures.