116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Two hurt in early-morning Waterloo fire
Firefighters are investigating an early morning fire at a Waterloo apartment complex that left two people injured.
The fire was reported about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
Battalion Chief Mike Jenn told the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier that when firefighters arrived in the 400 block of Center Street, they found one man outside with burns. Another person had difficulty breathing. Both were taken to a hospital.
Jenn says the cause of the fire hadn't been determined but it started in a first-floor kitchen near a stove.
Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in Waterloo early Wednesday. (image taken from KCRG-TV9 video)
Daily Newsletters