Firefighter minorly injured in Dubuque house fire

A fire broke out at a residential building in Dubuque yesterday morning.

According to the Dubuque Fire Department’s press release, they responded to a report of a structure fire located at 71 Lois Street. On scene they found a building with visible smoke coming from the basement. They immediately began firefighting efforts and had the fire contained and extinguished before it could spread throughout the house.

Only 8-thousand dollars of estimated damages were done to the building, and one firefighter was reported to have sustained only minor injuries.

The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, but does not appear to be suspicious.

Information collected from the Dubuque Fire Department’s press release.