(Bonne Terre) There were no injuries but a mother and her three children are picking up the pieces after their house in Bonne Terre burned Thursday morning.

Reports say around 50-percent of the home on Pear Street was destroyed.

The Big River/Bonne Terre Fire Department put out the fire in about 15 minutes after they arrived.

Desoto Rural and the Jefferson R-7 fire departments provided backup.

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