March 19, 2024

Fire cause unknown

A firefighter looks to see what’s happening with a fire on the east side of house that Newton, Baxter and Reasnor firefighters responded to at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Crews quickly got inside the house, located at at 522 N. 11th Ave. E., and kept the roof and walls from catching on fire, but Newton Fire Chief Jerrod Wellik said there is “extensive” damage to a bedroom and smoke damage throughout the house. No one was home at the time, and Wellik said he hadn’t spoken with the residents yet, and there was no cause apparent.