(Red Oak, Iowa) – Officials with the Red Oak Fire Department reported on social media, that at around 5:10-a.m. Today (Monday, Aug.11), the Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched to 1710 N Broadway (Lincoln BP) for a report of the building full of smoke. Upon firefighters making entry, they discovered the ice machine in the back room had caught fire. The waterline supplying the machine had been compromised from the fire, ultimately extinguishing the fire. There is damage to the ice machine and surrounding area. Store was expected to remain closed for a brief while, or until the building could be fully ventilated. No injuries reported.

Red Oak FD Facebook page photo

Assisting Agencies:

• Red Oak Police Department
• Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office – Red Oak, Iowa
• Montgomery County 911
• Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency