A house fire north of Charles City last weekend is considered an accident.
The Charles City Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1800 block of Timber Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Chief Eric Whipple says a resident was doing hot work cutting a pipe outdoors, which threw embers and sparks causing the home’s siding and insulation to catch fire, extended up the wall, into a void space and spread into the attic.
Firefighters confined the fire to mostly the void areas, except for in the kitchen, and the wall nearest the exterior origin of the fire. There was moderate fire damage, light water damage, and light to moderate smoke damage. The cause is considered accidental in nature.
The resident was checked by AMR ambulance on scene due to minor inhalation of smoke, otherwise no other injuries were reported.
The CCFD was assisted by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, Floyd County Search and Rescue, the 911 Communications Center, and the Floyd and Colwell fire Departments.
A house fire in the 400 block of Cedar Street in Charles City on Tuesday evening was also an accident. Material from a rug over a heater grate in the floor melted, causing light to moderate smoke and smoke damage. There were no injuries.
AMR ambulance, Floyd County Search and Rescue, Floyd County EMA, MidAmerican Energy, 911 Communications Center, Floyd Fire Department, and Colwell Fire Department also assisted at the scene
