DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A Dubuque house fire left a dog dead on Saturday afternoon.
Shortly after 12:30 PM on Saturday afternoon, the Dubuque Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a neighbor reporting smoke from a residence on Alta Vista.
The Dubuque Fire Department was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found smoke coming from an open second-floor window. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, but the residence was deemed uninhabitable.
No residents were home at the time of the fire, but a dog was found dead under a bed from apparent smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental from moving boxes placed on top of a stove with the burner knob turned on. Damages were estimated to be at $30,000.
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