Burlington, IA- The Burlington fire department has determined the cause of a local house fire to be a pair of space heaters.
According to a news release, at 6:13 PM Friday, January 7th, 2022, the Burlington Fire Department responded to 1729 Weimer St for smoke in the attic. Firefighters arrived 4 minutes later to find a single-story home with light to moderate smoke in the attic from some burning insulation.
The single-family home sustained an estimated $10,000 in damages to the structure and $2,500 in damages to contents. The 4 occupants were able to escape without injury.
The fire started in the attic due to an overloaded electrical circuit caused by 2 space heaters being plugged into a single outlet.
