SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — An apparent empty house caught fire early Wednesday morning.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on South Van Eps at 2 am.
The one-story house was currently vacant.
Crews were on the scene for about 15 minutes extinguishing the basement fire.
The complete news release from the city is below:
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At 02:04 am October 30, 2019, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at 1713 S Van Eps Ave.
First arriving units reported smoke showing from a one-story residential house. The house was currently vacant and for sale. The fire had burned a hole in the living room floor. It took crews 15 minutes to completely extinguish the basement fire. A passerby heard smoke detectors sounding and reported the fire to 911.
There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported on the scene. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded with 20 personnel, 4 fire trucks, and 3 support vehicles. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue would like to thank Metro Communications, Sioux Falls Police Department, Patient Care Ambulance, Excel Energy and MidAmerican Energy for their assistance
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue would like to remind citizens to check for working smoke detectors and change batteries annually.
