WATERLOO — A woman and two children have safely escaped from flames that damaged the kitchen of their home in Waterloo. Waterloo fire battalion chief Marty Freshwater said the fire broke out about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The fire started in the kitchen, Freshwater said, and there was smoke damage throughout the house. The woman, a 7-week-old child and a 10-year-old all fled without harm, along with a pet cat, he said.