Iowa house fire News

Unattended Candles Blamed for Iowa House Fire

Investigators say unattended candles caused a house fire that displaced a Waterloo, Iowa family from their home. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the fire started Saturday morning and caused an estimated $20,000 in damage. Waterloo Battalion Chief Mike Jenn …

Woman Charged With Arson, Fraud in Iowa Fire

Authorities say a 51-year-old woman has been charged with setting fire to her own house in Davenport, Iowa. The Quad-City Times says Donna Jones is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 25 on two counts of insurance fraud and one of …