Fire at Iowa City (IA) Building Under Construction

March 6, 2019
ByFire Engineering Staff

Firefighters responded Tuesday to a significant fire at a construction site in downtown Iowa City, Iowa.

The fire occurred just before 2:45 p.m. at the Hodge-Hieronymus Square development, a planned seven-story towers project slated to contain hotel, office, retail, and apartment space, according to KCRG.

Crews reportedly had control of the fire in 30 minutes, and there were no reported injuries.

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