A fire occurred on Wednesday at an apartment building in Sioux Falls at around 7 a.m. No one was injured in the fire.

The fire reportedly broke out on an apartment deck and awoke several residents of the apartment building. Calls were immediately made to the Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Department, and, when they arrived, the fire had already been put out by a resident who used a fire extinguisher.

The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental, although investigations into the fire are still underway.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a fire, please contact the Des Moines fire lawyers of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., at 877-327-2600.

Fire inspectors are trying to determine how a residential fire that started in the kitchen of a Steldahl home killed a woman in the second floor bedroom of her home.  When emergency personnel arrived at the house, smoke alarms were sounding and there was a blaze downstairs, but the only person in the house was unable to escape.   Fire fighters were able to extinguish the flames quickly and damage is estimated at around $60,000.  It is unknown why the victim wasn’t able to flee from the burning building.

A neighbor saw the blaze in the early morning hours of last Wednesday.  The neighbor reported having seen an orange glow coming from the house and then witnessing a burning piece of the house fall to the ground.

Our deepest condolences go out to the friends and family of all those involved in this tragedy.