Lang
10/1/21
Fire destroyed two mobile homes in the Regency manufactured housing community Friday afternoon.
According to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, fire crews were called to 235 Blackfoot Trail at 2:15pm. The Hills Fire Department initially responded to the scene, as well as the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the Johnson County Ambulance Service.
Four homes were damaged, two of them severely. Two motor vehicles and a motorcycle were damaged as well. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities and the Red Cross is assisting a total of nine people who have been displaced.
The Hills Fire Department received mutual aid from the Iowa City, Riverside, Lone Tree, Kalona and Tiffin fire departments, and multiple tanker trucks were dispatched to the scene to provide additional water.
The cause of the fire is unknown and the incident is under investigation.
