ONE PERSON IN THE
HOSPITAL AFTER HOUSE FIRE IN WATERLOO, IOWA.
THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Posted: Jan 04, 2015 12:45 PM EST Updated: Jan 04, 2015
1:24 PM EST
WATERLOO (KWWL) - One person is in the hospital after a
house fire this morning in Waterloo.
The fire happened in the 600 block of W. 11th St. in Waterloo. The resident of the home was outside when the fire started, but was still transported to the hospital for burns.
Crews got the call a little before 6 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, fire fighters say flames were coming from the second story of the home with most of the damage to the back side of the house.
Greg Nobles lives two houses down and woke up to fire trucks on his street. He says he was concerned the flames were going to hit his house.
"First I seen a whole bunch of smoke. Then after the smoke I kind of got up and went outside and it was just huge flames out there. I mean almost touching the neighbor’s house," said Nobles.
The fire is still under investigation
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Posted:
Jan 05, 2015 3:45 PM EST
Updated:
Jan 05, 2015 3:47 PM EST
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire in Waterloo that hurt one person.
Battalion Chief Mike Jenn with Waterloo Fire Rescue says the fire was reported early Sunday. A man inside the house escaped with burns, but additional information about his condition is not available. He was taken to a hospital.
Officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1yt7LBX ) the house did not have electricity or gas service at the time of the fire, but the man inside had hooked up a portable generator to power the property.
Narcotics investigators have joined the investigation into the house fire, but additional information has not been released.
Information from: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, http://www.wcfcourier.com
The fire happened in the 600 block of W. 11th St. in Waterloo. The resident of the home was outside when the fire started, but was still transported to the hospital for burns.
Crews got the call a little before 6 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, fire fighters say flames were coming from the second story of the home with most of the damage to the back side of the house.
Greg Nobles lives two houses down and woke up to fire trucks on his street. He says he was concerned the flames were going to hit his house.
"First I seen a whole bunch of smoke. Then after the smoke I kind of got up and went outside and it was just huge flames out there. I mean almost touching the neighbor’s house," said Nobles.
The fire is still under investigation
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Authorities continue to investigate cause of house fire in Waterloo
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire in Waterloo that hurt one person.
Battalion Chief Mike Jenn with Waterloo Fire Rescue says the fire was reported early Sunday. A man inside the house escaped with burns, but additional information about his condition is not available. He was taken to a hospital.
Officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1yt7LBX ) the house did not have electricity or gas service at the time of the fire, but the man inside had hooked up a portable generator to power the property.
Narcotics investigators have joined the investigation into the house fire, but additional information has not been released.
Information from: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, http://www.wcfcourier.com