Jones County Fire Destroys Family Home on Christmas Day

By Sara Stewart, Reporter

Tools

By Jaime Sharer

Story Created: Dec 25, 2008 at 12:38 PM CST

Story Updated: Dec 25, 2008 at 8:48 PM CST

JONES COUNTY- Fire destroyed a family's home in Jones County on Christmas morning.

Fire crews were called at 9:30 to 9736 75th Street in Wyoming, Iowa.

The home was completely engulfed by the time the crews got there and it has been declared a total loss.

The family was not home at the time, and there are no injuries.
They say their furnace broke on Christmas Eve but aren't sure what started the fire, or if that even contributed to it.

It took several fire crews from Wyoming and surrounding towns to put out the fire with about 60,000 gallons of water.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Next Article For Cedar Rapids, Proposed State Aid Hinges on Local Tax Approval

Conversation Guidelines

Be Kind

Don't use abusive, offensive, threatening, racist, vulgar or sexually-oriented language.
Don't attack someone personally. Keep it civil and be responsible.

Share Knowledge

Be truthful. Share what you know and what you are passionate about.
What more do you want to learn? Keep it simple.

Stay focused

Promote lively and healthy debate. Stay on topic. Ask questions and give feedback on the story's topic.

Report Trouble

Help us maintain a quality comment section by reporting comments that are offensive. If you see a comment that is offensive, or you feel violates our guidelines, simply click on the "x" to the far right of the comment to report it.

read the full guidelines here »

Commenting will be disabled on stories dealing with the following subject matter: Violent crime, sexual abuse, Amber Alerts, Operation Quickfinds and suicides.