(Denison, Iowa) – Our sister station KDSN in Denison reports seven fire departments battled a blaze Thursday afternoon at what is known as the Old Vetter Building at 705 Highway 39. The blaze at the 14,000-square foot building broke out at around 3:50-p.m. When the first fire crews arrived, smoke was showing from the back of the building. A second alarm was called a few minutes later, with a request for additional equipment and manpower.

Crews responding to assist Denison Fire, includes those from Dow City-Arion, Manilla, Vail, Westside, Kiron, Schleswig. Ambulances came to the scene the Crawford County Memorial Hospital, along with the cities of Kiron, and Manilla.

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Additional agencies at the scene included the Denison Police Department, Crawford County Emergency Management, and Denison Municipal Utilities. The fire was confirmed knocked down at about 4:45-p.m. Some of the fire crews remained on the scene until around 5:50-p.m.

No injuries were reported, and a cause of the blaze was not immediately known.  The building was valued at approximately $360,000.