Hunter
11/26/22
A Friday evening fire in a Cedar Rapids home has displaced five residents.
In a release from the city’s Fire Department, dispatchers were called just before 5:30pm regarding a fire in the basement of the home, located in the 100 block of Broadmore Road Southwest.
Arriving crews came upon a single-family home with smoke coming through the front door. A well-involved fire was discovered in the basement and it was eventually extinguished.
Five people, three adults and two children, were able to escape without injury.
The residence suffered heavy fire, smoke and heat damage to the basement, with smoke and heat damage to the first floor, making the residence uninhabitable until repairs are made.
No damage estimate was initially available; cause of the blaze is under investigation.