FAIRFAX, Iowa — One person was killed and two others were injured during a house fire in Fairfax early Sunday.
According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, emergency responders were called to the 200 block of Olsen Court around 2:20 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, crews found the house consumed in flames. Individuals at the scene told fire crews an elderly male has not escaped the home.
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Authorities say four people were able to escape the fire. Two of the individuals, identified as the homeowners Nancy and David Olsen, were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation treatment. Fire crews found the body of the elderly male who was killed in the fire.
The victim’s name is not being released at this time. The State Fire Marshall’s Office and Linn County Sheriff’s Office have opened an investigation into the cause of the fire…