Paullina, IA (KICD)--A blustery blaze in the apartments above Mesner's Restaurant in Paullina last (Tuesday) night brings out 16 area fire departments.
The O'Brien County Communications Center got word of the fire shortly after 9:30 with Paullina Police and Fire called to the scene. After evacuating all from the apartments and adjacent business fire crews from 15 communities including Primghar, Sanborn, Sheldon, Orange City, Granville, Marcus, Germantown, Calumet, Sutherland, Meriden, Cleghorn, Archer, Alton, Hospers and Larrabee were called to held with Paullina and Primghar Ambulance on standby.
Fire crews were on the scene throughout the night and were hindered by the weather conditions which involved a Blizzard Warning across the region. The fire has resulted in a significant amount of property damage and the Iowa State Fire Marshall has been called in to determine the cause of the fire.
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