Family pets perish in Red Oak house fire Sunday morning
October 23rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Firefighters from Red Oak responded just before 2-a.m. today (Sunday), to a house fire. The blaze took place at 907 E Prospect Street. Fire Chief John Bruce reports, upon firefighters’ arrival, they found the entire front of the 2 1/2 story residence owned by Windy Monjarez was on fire. Fire was extending from the first floor through the residence into the attic space.
Mutual Aid was requested. Crews from the Stanton and Elliott Fire Departments, Essex Rescue, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office personnel, Red Oak Water Dept., and Mid-American Utilities responded, with the assistance of Montgomery County Communications.
Photo courtesy Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce
Chief Bruce said four occupants who were home at the time of the fire, all safely evacuated prior to the fire department’s arrival. A couple of the occupants were evaluated by EMS on scene for smoke inhalation. None of the firefighters were hurt. Unfortunately, some pets did parish in the fire, however, a couple were rescued. The blaze was declared under control a little before 6-a.m., with Incident Command was terminated at the scene, just after 8-a.m.
The fire remains under investigation at this time.
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