(Atlantic, IA) – Firefighters from Atlantic were dispatched to the scene of a garage fire late Wednesday night (May 27th) near 2nd and Linn Streets. The call went out at around 10:25-p.m. Assistant Atlantic Fire Chief Tim Cappel describes what they found when they arrived on the scene.
Residents of the nearby home had safely evacuated as a precaution. Arriving Atlantic Police Officers advised they thought ammunition in the garage was being set-off, and that arriving firefighters keep a safe distance, but they were subsequently informed there were fireworks inside the garage that had ignited.
A resident of the home suffered burns to his fingertips, according to dispatch reports, and was treated by Cass EMS. Inside the garage, a dune buggy under construction by the home owner was a total loss, having been burned down to the frame. Other car parts were in the garage as well.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation. Atlantic firefighters were returning to their quarters by around 1:15-a.m.
