Burlington, IA- The Burlington Fire Department says that a house fire was caused by unattended cooking items on a stovetop.
According to a news release, at 3:11 PM Friday, June 16th, the Burlington Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 502 S. Leebrick in Burlington, IA. Burlington firefighters arrived at 3:15 PM and located smoke and fire coming from the rear of the home. Firefighters gained access to the second floor and extinguished the fire by 3:30 PM.
The multi-family two-story home residence is owned by Yesara LLC, which is occupied by Carol Foust, who resides on the first floor, and Martavia Maxwell, who resides on the second floor.
Damage is estimated at $35,000 to the structure and $20,000 to the contents. Both renters were home at the time of the incident and were alerted by the neighbor. The only working smoke detector was located in the attic.
The fire is considered accidental due to unattended cooking items on the stovetop.
