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Crews battle nighttime fire at Davenport home built in 1880

Firefighters have yet to give an estimate on damages but the house is considered uninhabitable.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- A house is considered uninhabitable after a fire in Davenport.

Around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 21, firefighters say a fire broke out in a second-floor bedroom of a house on the 500 block of East 7th street. City officials said the home was built in 1880 and is currently used as a single-family rental home.

Crews battle nighttime fire at Davenport home built in 1880

No one was home at the time and firefighters have extinguished the fire.

They were searching for hot spots Thursday night.

Damages are estimated at $20,000 included an additional $5,000 for loss of its contents. It's considered uninhabitable.

They also don't know yet what caused the fire.

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