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Large fire burns at Waterloo Lost Island amusement park
WATERLOO — Authorities are investigating whether heating equipment caused a large fire at the site of an amusement park being constructed in Waterloo.
Firefighters were called to the Lost Island Theme Park site, near the Isle Hotel and Casino, just before 8 p.m. Thursday. Crews found a 1,500 square-foot entrance shelter for one of the rides fully engulfed in flames, television station KWWL reported.
Park owner Eric Bertch said it appears some temporary heating caught a blanket on fire.
The $100 million, 90-acre theme park being built adjacent to the Lost Island Water Park is tentatively scheduled to open in May or June. Bertch said the fire will not delay the park’s opening.
No one was injured in the fire.
First responders were called to a large structural fire shortly after 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the site of the new Lost Island Theme Park attraction in Waterloo. (Andy Milone/Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
A roller coaster takes shape at the Lost Island theme park on Shaulis Road in Waterloo. The park is scheduled to open in 2022. JEFF REINITZ/Waterloo Courier
Roller coasters and buildings for the upcoming Lost Island theme park begin to rise on Shaulis Road in Waterloo. The park is scheduled to open in 2022. JEFF REINITZ/Waterloo Courier
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