A FIRE IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY FRIDAY NIGHT DESTROYED A DETACHED CARPORT IN THE 700 BLOCK OF WEST 8TH STREET.
FIREFIGHTERS FOUND THE STRUCTURE FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES WHEN THEY ARRIVED AROUND 9:50 P.M.
FIRE CREWS QUICKLY DEPLOYED AND HAD WATER ON THE FIRE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE OF ARRIVAL AND TOOK ACTION TO PROTECT THE NEARBY HOME. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME WERE SAFELY EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION.
ONCE THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL THEY WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS RULED ACCIDENTAL FROM PERFORMING WELDING WORK.
ESTIMATED FIRE DAMAGE, INCLUDING IMPACTS TO NEARBY EXPOSURES, IS APPROXIMATELY $15,000.
SIOUX CITY AND DAKOTA CITY FIRE PROVIDED MUTUAL AID ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM SOUTH SIOUX POLICE AND THE DAKOTA COUNTY SHERIFF.
