PERRY, Iowa — The Bits of Technology Wireless Internet (BTWI) headquarters is considered a total loss following a fire on Saturday.

According to Perry Fire Chief Grason Hill, at approximately 10:30 a.m, crews were called to the 14000 block of 210th Street, BTWI headquarters, on reports of a structure fire.

Perry fire crews began battling the flames with the assistance of the Yale Jamaica Bagley Fire Department, and Dallas County Fire Department and Medical Services.

Authorities say crews were able to get the fire under control but had to return sometime in the afternoon due to a rekindle. Crews were able to extinguish the rekindle and have moved onto an investigation.

According to authorities, employees were working when they received a notification indicating a problem, they were then able to identify the fire. Nobody was in the building, and nobody was harmed by the fire, Chief Hill reports.

BTWI posted on Facebook around 11:50 a.m. confirming the fire, saying it was causing outages, and asking for grace.

BTWI provides high speed wireless internet to rural areas across Boone, Butler, Dallas, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Madison, and Warren Counties, according to their website.

The headquarters and a nearby semi-trailer, that was reportedly full of equipment, are considered a total loss, according to authorities.

Chief Hill says the preliminary investigation reveals the fire started in the northeast corner of the building and may have originated from a wooden stove with several logs of wood around it.

The Perry Fire Department has opened an investigation into the cause of the fire.