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Iowa crews extinguish grass fire involving a building

According to the department, a propane deliveryman alerted the resident to the fire and helped extinguish some of it before first responders arrived.

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The Creston Fire Department battled a grass fire that involved a building on Monday.The fire was in Kent, which is about 10 miles southwest of Creston. According to the department, a propane deliveryman alerted the resident to the fire and helped extinguish some of it before first responders arrived. When fire crews reached the scene, they found that most of the shed was knocked down and determined it was primarily a grass fire. Firefighters ensured the structures were safe and extinguished the burning grass, wood, and debris in the backyard. One person was treated at the scene, officials said.The cause of the fire is suspected to be an unsupervised burn barrel.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

The Creston Fire Department battled a grass fire that involved a building on Monday.

The fire was in Kent, which is about 10 miles southwest of Creston.

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According to the department, a propane deliveryman alerted the resident to the fire and helped extinguish some of it before first responders arrived.

When fire crews reached the scene, they found that most of the shed was knocked down and determined it was primarily a grass fire.

Firefighters ensured the structures were safe and extinguished the burning grass, wood, and debris in the backyard.

One person was treated at the scene, officials said.

The cause of the fire is suspected to be an unsupervised burn barrel.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.

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