Fire damages home in Dakota City Monday
Bill and Pam Anderson of Dakota City console each other while watching their home burn Monday afternoon at 307 5th Street South in Dakota City. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.
By KENT THOMPSON
A couple’s Dakota City home was severely damaged by fire Monday afternoon, Jan. 16.
About 12:30 p.m., the Humboldt Fire Department, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management and Humboldt EMS were called to a structure fire at 307 5th Street South in Dakota City. The home was deemed a total loss as a result of the blaze.
“When we arrived at the scene the home was fully engulfed and flames were coming out of the back side of the garage,” Humboldt Fire Chief Jim Gronbach explained. “It looked like it started in the garage area and then worked its way back into the house to the north. It had been going for a while before we arrived on the scene,
“We made an interior attack and were able to bring the fire under control,” Gronbach said 40 minutes into the battling the blaze.
The home belongs to William L. and Pamela K. Anderson of Dakota City. According to the Humboldt County Assessor’s website, the 10,230 square foot structure was built in 1983 with the attached garage area added in 1989.
“The owners were both at work at the time of the fire,” Gronbach said.
The fire chief confirmed that the couple’s pet dog perished in the fire from smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
