Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — A man who helped his neighbor escape flames that destroyed a mobile home in eastern Iowa says he’s no hero. Jerry McBride Junior says he merely answered a call of duty in aiding 71-year-old Fred Steven. The septuagenarian says he awoke from a nap Monday afternoon to find that tubes from his oxygen tank were on fire inside his North Liberty home. Oxygen tanks began exploding by the time he reached a doorway.

MANNING, Iowa (AP) — Officials say one woman died in a house fire in rural Iowa last weekend. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday that 47-year-old Julia Schlichte of Manning was found dead inside the home located about three miles northeast of town. No other injuries were reported.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A religious discrimination lawsuit filed against Sioux City’s Bishop Heelan Catholic school system has been dismissed. The Journal reports that in a ruling filed last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles said David Newbrough couldn’t proceed on his claim that the system fired him because he wasn’t Roman Catholic. Newbrough was the system’s chief financial officer.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa officials are ready to begin planning a steam production plant on the west side of the school’s campus. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that officials have asked the Iowa state Board of Regents for permission to begin planning the $75 million production plant that will be adjacent to the school’s new backup power facility.