The Sheldon, Iowa Fire Department extinguish a fatal fire, 4/25/22. Photo from the Sheldon Fire Department via KIWA-AM.
SHELDON, Iowa (KELO.com) — One person is dead following an early Monday morning apartment fire in Sheldon.
The identity of the victim has not been released, pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.
According to the Sheldon Fire Department, they were called out at 12:51 Monday morning for a structure fire at 219 8th Street, near Langer’s.
Assistant Sheldon Fire Chief Brad Hindt said upon arrival, firefighters noted heavy smoke and flames through the exterior of the building. Hindt says fire crews were unable to complete an interior attack due to heat and heavy smoke.
Sheldon Fire requested Sanborn Fire Department for equipment and manpower and Hospers Fire for manpower only.
Hindt says the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.
We’ll bring you more information when it becomes available.
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Original Post at 2:21 am, Monday, April 25, 2022
Sheldon, Iowa — Firefighters from three northwest Iowa communities were called to the report of a structure fire in Sheldon early Monday morning.
Shortly before 1:00 am, the Sheldon Fire Department was called for a fire in an apartment in the 200 block of 8th Street, just east of Langer’s in Sheldon. Shortly thereafter, they requested the Sanborn Fire Department for mutual aid. Some time later, the Sheldon department requested manpower from the Hospers Fire Department to help battle the blaze.
We’ll bring you more information when it becomes available.
(Tom Traughber, KIWA-AM, contributed this report. The story first appeared here on kiwaradio.com.)
