Lang
2/18/23
New information indicates two people were hospitalized at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a fire in downtown Washington.
Washington County dispatch records indicate the Washington Fire Department was called to 217 West Main Street at 7:10 Friday morning after a report of a back porch on fire, with one person already having burned their foot.
Washington firefighters were soon joined by units from Riverside, Kalona, Brighton and West Chester. The fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared by 12:15pm.
New information indicates one victim arrived at the UIHC just after 8am with undisclosed injuries. A second victim was later admitted to the UIHC as well. Neither person’s condition has been released.