(Fire engine pump panel - KIWA Staff Stock Photo)Sutherland, Iowa — A car was destroyed in a fire on Monday, November 2, 2026, in Sutherland.
According to Sutherland Fire Chief Rich Van Beek, at about 4:40 p.m., the Sutherland Fire Department was called to the report of a car fire at 301 North Oak Street in Sutherland.
When they got there, the chief says the fire department saw light wind pushing flames out of the front of the car and around both front tires from the wheel wells toward the house.
Van Beek says no injuries were reported.
He says the cause of the fire appeared to be electrical in nature.
Chief Van Beek reports that the car was totaled in the blaze, plus the fire melted some siding and broke some windows on the nearby house.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene .
