Damage is estimated at more than a million dollars after three lakeside homes went up in flames Friday afternoon near Eldon at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Fire crews were called to Scenic Drive around 12:45 p.m., finding three houses and a small outbuilding fully engulfed.
A nearby brush fire also started from the heat.
No one was home at the time, and no injuries were reported. It took firefighters about two hours to get the flames under control, using tankers and a fire boat for water.
The Missouri Division of Fire Safety is investigating the cause.