WALLACE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities, including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the State Fire Marshal, are on the scene of Tuesday’s fire and standoff in Wallace County.

Just before 2p.m. Tuesday, the Kansas Highway Patrol, deputies with the Wallace County Sheriff’s Department and fire crews responded to a rural location just north of Weskan, according to Weskan Fire Chief Mike Cox.

The homeowner allegedly fired shots at crews that approached the burning home.

“We got about a quarter of a mile from the house and someone started shooting at the fire trucks,” said Cox. “We never did get to the home, and it burned down. It’s a total loss.”

Fire crews were asked to go in later to cool the concrete at the site of the fire, according to Cox.

Law enforcement authorities from across the state eventually arrived on the scene. A large, dark armored vehicle also was used, and the suspect was taken into custody, according to Cox.

There were no injuries. The suspect’s identity and what prompted the standoff have not been released.