FATAL HOUSE FIRE ON NORTHSIDE

A HOUSE FIRE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A SIOUX CITY MAN.

FIRE WAS DISCOVERED COMING FROM THE RESIDENCE AT 1016 21ST STREET AROUND 1:40AM. FIREFIGHTERS  QUICKLY PUT OUT THE BLAZE IN THE ONE STORY WOOD FRAME HOME, BUT DISCOVERED A MALE VICTIM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BUILDING.

HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. THE VICTIM'S NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. IT'S SIOUX CITY'S 2ND FIRE RELATED FATALITY OF 2012.

THE HOME HAS BEEN RED TAGGED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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