Hawarden, Iowa — A stove ventilation hood was damaged in a fire on Friday, May 22, 2020, in Hawarden.
According to Hawarden Fire Chief Duane Schiefen, about 1:45 p.m., the Hawarden Fire Department was called to the report of a house fire at 1112 Avenue F in Hawarden.
The chief says the fire was in the ventilation hood above the home’s stove, and they were able to put it out using only a fire extinguisher.
Schiefen says no injuries were reported.
The Ireton Fire Department is always called along with the Hawarden firefighters to structure fire calls in Hawarden.
He says the cause of the fire appeared to be an electrical short or other malfunction in the hood.
Chief Schiefen reports that the damage was basically limited to the hood.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for only a few minutes.
