Crime & Safety
Fire Claims Unoccupied Duff Ave. Home
A multifamily rental house on Duff Avenue is a total loss after a house fire Sunday.
Ames firefighters spent several hours battling a fire at an unoccupied Duff Avenue home Sunday and expected to remain on the scene overnight to watch for hot spots.
A neighbor alerted authorities to the fire in the 800 block of Duff Avenue at about 3:50 p.m.
Paul Sandoval, Ames deputy fire chief, believes the fire started somewhere on the first floor possibly in a kitchen of the multifamily rental house. No one was renting apartments at the time and the home was for sale.
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Twenty-four firefighters, almost half of theΒ 's force,Β were on the scene Sunday. The two-story home was still smoldering after 7 p.m. Sunday, filling the historic neighborhood with smoke. The 800 block of Duff Avenue was closed to traffic but no one had to be evacuated. The home is expected to be a total loss.
The fire's cause is under investigation. Β
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