Firefighters respond to an apartment fire in Denison Thursday night
August 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Denison, Iowa) – Firefighters from Denison, Dow City, Manilla and Vail, responded late Thursday night to an apartment fire, in Denison. Our sister station KDSN reports the call went out at around 11:04-p.m. for a fire at 1209 N 26th Street in Denison. Upon their arrival, Denison Police observed smoke was showing from the first floor, Apt # 9.
Police officers began to evacuate residents from the remaining apartments in the building. Denison Firefighters arrived on the scene and advanced an attack line through the front door and knocked the fire down.
KDSN photo
The cause and origin of the fire was determined to be a candle on a bedroom dresser. Heat and smoke damage throughout the apartment made it uninhabitable for the occupants. All other residents were able to return to their apartments. A family pet was located in the fire apartment and reunited with the family. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The last fire unit cleared the scene at around 1:20-a.m. today (Friday).
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