West Burlington house fire injures 1, kills family pet

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West Burlington, Ia-  At 4:20 PM Thursday, September 17th., the West Burlington Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 11397 Westwood Hills Drive in Rural West Burlington.

Firefighters arrived on the scene and discovered smoke and flames coming from the single-family home.  Firefighters brought the fire under control by 5:20 PM and it was declared extinguished at 5:50 PM.

One adult was at home at the time of the fire and received minor injuries. The adult was treated at the scene by fire department paramedics and taken by private vehicle to Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. One family pet also perished in the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation and is not considered suspicious.