On August 30th, 2024, at 9:29 a.m. the Burlington Fire Department was dispatched for a house fire located at 622 S. 7th Street in Burlington. Upon arrival Burlington firefighters saw flames coming from the single-family residence.
The residence is owned by Kimberly Kienast which is under contract to sell to the current owners, Jayson Darrell and Joseph Evola. Mr. Darrell and Mr. Evola were not at home at the time of the incident. The residence did have working smoke alarms at the time of the incident. Five dogs were rescued and remain in healthy condition. Burlington Animal Control assisted with animals due to the residence now being uninhabitable.
Burlington Fire Department was assisted by Alliant Energy and Gas, West Burlington Fire Department, Des Moines County Sheriff Office, Burlington Police Department, Burlington Animal Control, and the American RedCross.
Fireground operations were completed, and all crews returned to service at 11:39 a.m.
The fire that occurred at 622 S. 7th has been classified as accidental and is not considered suspicious.