Firefighters were on the scene this (Tuesday) morning, of an apartment building fire in the western Iowa town of Sloan. The call came in shortly before 10-am. A Woodbury County Sheriff’s deputy says the top floor of the structure was engulfed in flames when he arrived. The deputy says two residents jumped to safety from a second floor window of the four apartment, two story structure.

Heavy smoke from the fire forced residents of a second building next door to evacuate. The sheriff’s department says a total of 15 people have been displaced by the fire from the two buildings. A church has been opened as a shelter for the residents and the American Red Cross is also assisting at the scene. No report on injuries at this time.

(Radio Iowa)