House catches fire off Highway 177 in Cape County

A house on Hobbs Lane off Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County caught fire Thursday morning, Feb. 23.

Sgt. Cody Windbigler, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office, said there appeared to be no people or pets in the house during the fire.

The stretch of 177 between Route V and Hobbs Chapel was closed parts of Thursday morning and into the afternoon to allow tankers to move in and out of the area. The roadway has since been reopened.