Red Oak family escapes injury when their home catches fire
October 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Officials with the Red Oak Fire Department report that at around 4:21-a.m. today (Wednesday), the Montgomery County Communications Center took a 911 call reporting a house fire at 104 B Street. Red Oak Fire crews responded and upon arrival, found a single-story residential structure with the front of the building fully involved with fire. The residents (two adults and one child) were quickly accounted for and had self-evacuated prior to emergency crews arrival. The occupants were examined by EMS, but did not require transport to the hospital.
Red Oak firefighters received automatic Mutual Aid the Stanton and Elliott Fire Departments. Additional mutual aid came from the Emerson and Essex Fire Departments. Other responding agencies included Red Oak Police, MidAmerican Utilities, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. (photos from the Red Oak Fire Department’s Facebook page)
The blaze was deemed under control by around at 5:30-a.m., with fire ground operations being terminated at 7:21 a.m. Officials say the family was placed in contact with the American Red Cross. The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time.
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