A fire that started in a laundry room has caused $30,000 in damage to a home in Norwalk, Iowa.
The Norwalk Fire Department says in a news release that firefighters were called to the home Friday afternoon. The home’s owner says she had been away for about five hours and returned to find the single-story house full of smoke.
Fire damage was isolated to the laundry room but officials say smoke damage occurred throughout the house.
No one was injured.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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