(Harlan, Iowa) – Firefighters in Harlan was dispatched a little before 7-a.m. today (Wednesday), to a structure. The fire was reported at Brockelman & Associates, PC, at 1301 Hawkeye Avenue in Harlan. Upon arrival crews determined the fire was in the attic of the building, where electrical wiring had overheated and started the insulation on fire.

Firefighters started cutting holes in the roof and pulling down parts of the ceiling to get to the base of the fire. Fire fighting crews from the Westphalia and Avoca Fire Departments responded to a call for mutual aid. The Harlan Fire Department was on scene for about three hours. Their effort and the other fire departments, resulted in the damage being contained to about 25% of the building.