One person is dead following a residential structure fire in Denison. Authorities say at around 6:30-a.m. Saturday, firefighters from Denison, Vail and Manilla, along with the Denison P-D and Crawford County Memorial Hospital Ambulance were dispatched to 1528 1st Avenue North for a reported house fire with an occupant trapped.

Initial arriving units reported heavy smoke with fire showing from two sides of the single story residential structure. Witnesses reported the occupant to be “12 feet inside the front door. With heavy smoke and flames showing, a 2nd alarm was requested, with units from Westside, Schleswig, Dow City, and Kiron called-in for mutual aid.

Photos by Cory Snowgren via Denison P-D Facebook page.

Firefighters made their way into the home and located the victim in a bedroom. The victim was removed from the structure and transported to Crawford County Memorial Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. fire was brought under control in approximately 15 minutes and units remained on scene until 2:30 pm. The cause is still under investigation by the Iowa State Fire Marshal Office.

The name of the victim has not yet been released.