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Daily NewslettersThe Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library is closed until further notice after a fire broke out in a light fixture above the Commons area of the library Wednesday.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library is closed until further notice after a fire broke out in a light fixture above the Commons area of the library Wednesday.
The church announced last week there will be in-person service Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at River Community Church, 3001 Muscatine Ave, Iowa City.
A consulting firm will review locations of the city’s nine stations and the organization of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
The Iowa City Church on American Legion Road on the east side of Iowa City was “fully engulfed in flames and smoke” early Saturday morning. The fire remains under investigation.
Cedar Rapids firefighters subdued the fire after heat initially forced them from the building. Flames as high as 20 feet in the air were seen flowing out of the building’s roof before the blaze could be subdued.
Shuey’s Restaurant and Lounge in Shueyville will close temporarily after the building was damaged in a fire Saturday.
Authorities have identified a young girl killed in an Eastern Iowa house fire over the weekend.
The fire was reported just after 3:30 a.m. in Greeley, located about 60 miles northeast of Cedar Rapids. The caller said there was a child inside the residence.
A civilian rescued a dog from a house fire Monday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Marion firefighters responded to a fire at the Marion YMCA on Irish Drive on St. Patrick’s Day. The YMCA will remain closed through the weekend and will open again sometime next week.
Most of Iowa depends on volunteer fire departments to respond to fires and other emergencies, but available volunteers can be hard to find. More and more fire departments are partnering together to make sure they’re prepared.
Geneva Tower residents who had yet to return to their apartments after being dislocated by a fire in February were moved back home this week.
The Joint Communications Agency dispatched every available police officer and firefighter, and police described the incident as Cedar Rapids’ largest-ever high-rise fire.
Authorities are investigating whether heating equipment caused a large fire at the site of Lost Island amusement park being constructed in Waterloo.
