A South Bristol rental cottage was destroyed by fire Saturday morning, WCSH-TV reported.

The fire at 163 Miles Road was reported after three guests had left the vacation house Saturday morning. The station reported that a neighbor saw fire coming out of the windows and called the fire department.

Gusty winds and the difficulty in stretching a water line to a pumping station a half-mile away complicated the job for firefighters, Chief Mark Corrothers told the station.

The house was a total loss, he said, and one firefighter had to be treated for dehydration.

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