Man Rescued From Boiler at Old Marshalltown Hospital Was Trying to Steal Copper Pipe, Court Docs Allege

Two arrested after rescue from boiler at former Marshalltown hospital

Police arrested two people after crews rescued them from a boiler in an old hospital in Marshalltown.

Man rescued from boiler at old Marshalltown hospital was trying to steal copper pipe, court docs allege

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- A man who was rescued after becoming stuck in a boiler at the old Marshalltown hospital was allegedly trying to steal copper pipe, court documents claim. On April 13, the Marshalltown Fire Department responded to a reported gas leak in the ambulance bay at the vacant hospital located at 3 S 4th [...]