FIRE DESTROYS VACANT HOUSE

AN EARLY MORNING FIRE HAS DESTROYED A VACANT HOME BETWEEN SIOUX CITY AND SGT. BLUFF.

FIREFIGHTERS FROM BOTH CITIES WERE DISPATCHED TO 1555 170TH STREET AROUND 3:30AM FRIDAY.

SIOUX CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN JESSE PEDERSEN SAYS FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOME WHEN THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED:



THE HOUSE HAS NOT HAD ANYONE LIVING IN IT FOR SOME TIME AND THERE WAS NO WORKING GAS OR ELECTRIC UTILITIES INSIDE.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SGT. BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT.