Fire in Dubuque leaves residential home uninhabitable

Two fires occurred yesterday in Dubuque.

At around 9:47am, Dubuque fire units responded to 1265 Thomas Place for a residential fire. The fire was isolated to one main room on the ground floor and fire crews had it extinguished within five minutes of arrival. After determining it was safe to do so, crews left the scene.

At 1pm yesterday fire crews responded to a fire at the same address, with reports of flames coming out of the attic. Crews began fire fighting efforts and over the course of an hour worked on extinguishing the fire and hot spots. The fire was declared fully extinguished around 2:50pm, with personnel remaining on scene until 6pm. T

he total estimated loss of the property and items is over 200-thousand dollars, and the building has been deemed uninhabitable.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and one fire fighter did sustain minor injuries.

Information collected from the Dubuque Fire Department’s Press Release.