SPRING HILL, Iowa — We're learning new information about a destructive fire in rural Warren County, which tore through a house and had first responders on scene until early Tuesday.
It was a story Local 5 first brought you on-air and through our free We Are Iowa app.
Norwalk Fire Chief Ryan Coburn said crews were called to a home in the 9100 block of Depot Street in Spring Hill, near Norwalk and south of Des Moines, just before 7:00 p.m.
When they arrived, crews said they saw heavy fire conditions. Numerous agencies were called to help, he said.
"We initially made an interior attack with with our responding crew from Norwalk," Coburn said. "But conditions were too bad to leave them inside for very long and had to back out."
Coburn said the home is a total loss, but said the homeowner refused medical treatment and is expected to be okay.
First responders said the cold weather was an obstacle in containing the fire.
The first thing that the first challenge that comes to mind is the sub zero temperatures and working with our primary ability to fight fires with water," Coburn said.
Coburn said the fire remains under investigation, but they don't believe it's suspicious.
