Fire in rural Pott. County claims 1 life Sat. night
June 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson
One person died, two others escaped injury during a house fire Saturday night in rural Pottawattamie County. The Omaha World-Herald reports a woman died of fire-related injuries suffered during the blaze at a home east of Council Bluffs near Hackberry Road and 245th Street. The fire was reported at around 7-p.m. Two other people escaped the home.
An autopsy was scheduled for the victim. Authorities have not released the woman’s name or age. A State Fire Marshal’s Office investigation was incomplete Sunday.