FIRE DAMAGED A LE MARS, IOWA HOME SATURDAY NIGHT.
LE MARS FIRE-RESCUE WAS CALLED TO THE HOUSE FIRE AT 1004 2ND AVE. S.W. AT 10:40PM.
FIREFIGHTERS FOUND HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ATTACHED GARAGE AND ROOF OF THE SINGLE STORY RANCH HOME, AND FIRE IN THE GARAGE HAD EXTENDED INTO THE KITCHEN OF THE HOME.
THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IN THE GARAGE, KITCHEN AND ATTIC OF THE HOME AND FIREFIGHTERS VENTILATED THE HOME.
THREE JUVENILE BOYS WERE IN THE HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE AND WERE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THEIR OWN AND CALL 911.
THE FAMILY DOG, AND TWO CATS WERE RESCUED.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE RECKLESS USE OF FIRE WITH A FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE GARAGE AND SPREAD TO THE KITCHEN THROUGH AN OPEN DOOR BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND KITCHEN.
THE HOME IS NOT ABLE TO BE OCCUPIED DUE TO THE DAMAGE, WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $100,000.00.
