MUSCATINE, Iowa — Muscatine firefighters got a call early Tuesday morning alerting them to a house fire in the city.
According to the Muscatine Fire Department, responders were dispatched to a house fire at 608 West Seventh St. shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16. When crews arrived, they found that residents had already evacuated from a fire inside.
Firefighters said they tracked the source of the blaze to the house's attic, which they extinguished. Three upstairs rooms were also damaged by the fire, but no one was injured by the blaze.
Investigators believe the fire was started accidentally, but they haven't identified an exact cause just yet. Officials estimate the damage to the home adds up to approximately $100,000.
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