Fires

Cedar Rapids firefighters spent 25 hours last weekend working to control a massive blaze of large cardboard bales at a disposal and recycling business on the city’s southwest side.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday night at the Cedar Rapids Ingredion plant, according to a press release from the fire department.

Two people were treated on scene at the fire in southwest Cedar Rapids.

The Marion Fire Department on Wednesday announced it had concluded its investigation into a July fire that killed 33-year-old Marquel Jenkins.

One person has died from injuries sustained in a fire in Independence on Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the Independence Fire Department.

Three people were injured in a fire early Wednesday morning at an apartment building in Independence, according to a press release from the Independence Fire Department.

The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a fire early Thursday morning at a University of Iowa residence hall, according to a press release from the fire department.

First responding police officers were able to find a ladder and pull a person from the porch roof of a burning home in Cedar Rapids Thursday night.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a 93-year-old man who died early Sunday morning in a fire in Fairfax.

One person died and two people were injured in a house fire in Fairfax early Sunday morning.

A Mexican restaurant in northeast Cedar Rapids was damaged in a fire that happened just after midnight Thursday morning, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Thursday after police say he started a trash can fire and several smaller fires at Greene Square park while carrying a sword.