Armstrong, Iowa (RI) – Officials say it appears an electric space heater sparked an overnight fire that has displaced the six residents of an apartment building in a small northwest Iowa town.
Armstrong Assistant Fire Chief Wes Leach says the fire was reported at about 12:30 this morning.
While there was a lot of smoke, Leach says the fire itself was confined to one apartment and was quickly put out.
Leach says fire fighters were able to use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire but stayed on the scene for about two hours. One of the building’s residents was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates about 1,200 fires in the U.S. will be caused by space heaters this year.
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