Larchwood, Iowa — The Larchwood Fire Department has been busier in the last week than usual, responding to two fire calls and an accident.
According to Larchwood Fire Chief Damon Langenhorst, about 8:55 p.m. on Monday night, August 13th, the Larchwood Fire Department was called to the report of smoke in a house after a small fire in the garage at 1309 Holder Street in Larchwood.
The chief says the fire department saw smoke in the house upon arrival. He says they used fans to ventilate the home.
Langenhorst says no injuries were reported.
He says the fire was out by the time they got there, but the cause of the fire appeared to have been electrical in nature and was centered around an outlet in the garage.
Chief Langenhorst reports that damage was minimal, and was limited to a few melted items.
He says the nine firefighters who responded were on scene for maybe ten to fifteen minutes.
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A payloader was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, August 9, 2018, near Larchwood.
According to Larchwood Fire Chief Langenhorst, about 8:25 p.m., the Larchwood Fire Department was called to the report of a payloader on fire at 1974 170th Street, which is about three miles south of Larchwood and one and a half miles east.
The chief says the fire department saw the payloader fully engulfed as they approached the scene. He says they used water to fight the fire.
Langenhorst says no injuries were reported.
He says the cause of the fire is undetermined, and that the payloader was totaled. He says firefighters were on the scene for about 30 minutes.
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Shortly after that fire call, the firefighters were called to the report of an accident near the West Lyon School. Five people were taken to Sioux Falls hospitals as a result of that crash, as we reported on Friday.
