Occupants Escape Early Morning Blaze

The Oskaloosa Fire Department battled this house fire at 604 North E early Thursday morning, July 7, 2016.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – All of the occupants of the home at 604 North E. made it safely outside early Thursday morning.

Resident Carlos Allman said that the baby woke up, alerting the remaining occupants of the danger. The call for help went out at 4:36 a.m., and firefighters arrived to a large amount of visible flame.

Approximately 12 Oskaloosa firefighters worked at the scene for over 2 hours.

No cause for the fire was available as of this publication. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

The Oskaloosa Fire Department was assisted on the scene by the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Mahaska County 911 Dispatchers.