(Elliott, Iowa) – Firefighters from Red Oak, Elliott and Grant responded to a reported structure fire southwest of Elliott this (Wednesday) afternoon. The call about a steel utility building fire at 2015 137th Street went out at  around 2:20-p.m.  According to the Red Oak Fire Department’s Facebook page, when firefighters arrived, they found the structure fully engulfed in flames, and the roof had collapsed. (Photos are from the Red Oak FD Facebook page)

It took just under an hour to bring the flames under control in extremely cold conditions. Fireground operations were terminated at approximately 4 p.m. The cause of the fire remained under  investigation.

The building and property inside are a total loss, but a dollar amount of the damage was not immediately available. The owners were identified as Christian Vanscyoc and Mariah Cody.

The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency and Montgomery County 911 assisted in handling the incident.