(Carter Lake, Iowa) – The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a house fire that occurred last week, in Carter Lake. Authorities say 84-year-old Elizabeth Clark died after the fire at her residence near 15th and Avenue P on June 5th. Carter Lake firefighters called for mutual aid from Omaha and Crescent for help to knock down the fire. It took crews about 40-minutes to bring the blaze under control.

A cause of the blaze was unknown, and the incident remained under investigation.