F Street fire quickly extinguished
Press photo by Thomas Nelson. More Charles City firefighters arrive on the scene at F Street to put out a fire in an office trailer.
Flames turn to smoke and steam as Charles City firefighters Tim Laube and Justin Schuttler continue to work to control the scene on F Street. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
Two Charles City firefighters Tim Laube and Justin Schuttlerpress forward into the flames on F Street at the scene of a fire Saturday afternoon. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
Charles City firefighters Tim Laube and Justin Schuttler spray flames inside an office on F Street in Charles City in single digit temperatures Saturday afternoon. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
A Charles City firefighter sprays flames inside an office on F Street as other firefighters went through the back to stop the fire from spreading. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
A Charles City firefighter spray flames inside an office on F Street. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
A Charles City firefighters survey the back of an office building on F Street. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
Smoke pours out of an office trailer on F Street Saturday afternoon. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
Charles City firefighters Curt Teeter and Andy Hintgen on the scene of a fire on F Street Saturday afternoon. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
A Charles City firefighter arrives on the scene and prepares to fight a fire on F Street Saturday afternoon. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
A Charles City firefighter Curt Teeter looks a the connection of a hose at the scene of a fire on F Street on a cold Saturday afternoon. Press photo by Thomas Nelson.
By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com
A raging fire was quickly stopped by the Charles City Fire Department in single-digit temperatures Saturday afternoon at the office of Daly Livestock.
The fire started around 4:19 p.m. and quickly turned from smoky windows to flames.
David Bock reported the smoke as it started.
“That’s when the smoke was coming out of the office end of the trailer,” Bock said. “I called the guy that runs it.”
Another witness called the fire department.
“It just escalated. The smoke got worse and pretty soon flames,” Bock said.
Onlookers quickly gathered before the fire engines arrived.
Charles City firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly moved to fight the fire.
Firefighters pressed the front door of the smoke-filled office with water, while other firefighters used axes and other tools to open up the windows.
The fire and smoke were under control by 5 p.m.
“Nothing was in there,” Bock said. “(I) don’t know what might’ve caused it.”
No injuries have been reported.
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