UPDATE 4/25/24 – The victim was identified as 63-year-old Jarvis Tresler.

(Hancock, Iowa) – Flames consumed a residence in Hancock early this (Friday) morning. Firefighters responded at around 3:15-a.m. to the scene of the blaze at a home on Kimball Street. The two-story structure was fully engulfed in flames when the first firefighting crews arrived. The home was a total loss.

Hancock, Avoca and Oakland Fire Departments responded to the scene. The blaze remains under investigation.