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Sioux Center, Iowa — Four old mobile homes and a grove were damaged in a fire on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, near Sioux Center.
According to Sioux Center Fire Chief David Van Holland, at about 5:10 a.m., the Sioux Center Fire Department was called to the report of a large grove fire at 3710 Elmwood Avenue, six miles west of Sioux Center and two north.
When they got there, the chief says the fire department saw lots of flames with the grove and mobile homes on fire. He says they had help from an excavator and a payloader and their operators.
Van Holland says no injuries were reported.
The fire department was assisted by the Rock Valley, Ireton, and Hull fire departments.
He says the cause of the fire appeared to be lightning.
Chief Van Holland reports that the dollar value of the damage was minimal.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for just under four hours.
