New Year's Day Fire Damages Home in Cherokee, Iowa

New Year's Day fire damages home in Cherokee, Iowa

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Fire officials in northwestern Iowa say improperly disposed of fireworks sparked a New Year's Day fire. Officials say it happened at a home in Cherokee just before 1 a.m. Thursday. The Cherokee Fire Department shared these photos of the scene. Heavy damage is visible around a door into the home. [...]

Improper firework disposal leads to house fire in northwest Iowa, FD says

CHEROKEE, Iowa -- The Cherokee Fire Department says improper firework disposal lead to a house fire in northwest Iowa New Year's Day. The Cherokee FD says dispatch received a call around 12:30 a.m. on reports of a structure fire along the 700 block of W Cherry Street. Upon arrival, crews found a single-family residence with [...]

House fire New Year’s Day in NW Iowa

CHEROKEE, Iowa (KTIV) – Fire officials in the northwest Iowa town of Cherokee say no injuries were reported following a fire in a home early this (Thursday) morning (Jan. 1st). According to KTIV in Sioux City, the fire broke out around 1-a.m. None of the residents were inside the residence at the time a passerby reported the incident, When personnel with the Cherokee Fire Department arrived on the scene, they found two dogs and safely evacuated…