WICHITA, Kan. - A house fire this morning, southeast of Derby heavily damaged a large two story home. Firefighters were still on the scene through the early morning.
     The blaze was reported by a passerby around 1:45 a.m., in the 10000 block of East 87th Street South, near Greenwich Road. When firefighters from Sedgwick COunty, Derby, Rose Hill , Mulvane and McConnell Air Force base arrived they found smoke and flames coming from the structure.
     Sedgwick County Deputy Fire Marshall Clint Reed says since there were no fire hydrants in the area water had to be shuttled in to battle the blaze. The house was about 75 percent engulfed in flames as firefighters were forced into defensive mode.
     The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries have been reported at the time of this report.