Sioux Center, Iowa — A truckload of truck tires was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, May 4, 2023, near Sioux Center.
According to Sioux Center Fire Chief Dave Van Holland, at about 10:45 a.m., the Sioux Center Fire Department was called to the report of a tire pile fire at 2533 410th Street, five and a half miles west of the Pizza Hut corner in Sioux Center.
The chief says the fire department saw lots of black smoke as they approached the scene. He says they used water and lots of foam to fight the fire.
Van Holland says no injuries were reported. The Ireton Fire Department provided automatic aid.
He says the cause of the fire appeared to be a garbage fire that got out of control.
Chief Van Holland reports that the truckload of tires was destroyed, but nothing else of value was burned.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about an hour.
