Vacant house damaged by late-night fire

Published 10:58 am Wednesday, August 12, 2015

By Sam Wilmes

A vacant house at 123 Lake Ave. in Albert Lea sustained damage in a fire Tuesday night. The cause of the fire has not yet been released. - Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune

A vacant house at 123 Lake Ave. in Albert Lea sustained damage in a fire Tuesday night. The cause of the fire has not yet been released. – Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune

A house was reportedly damaged by fire at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at 123 Lake Ave. in Albert Lea.

The fire was contained to a single room on the first floor. A few other rooms in the house sustained smoke damage and siding of a house to the north of the structure was also damaged. - Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune

The fire was contained to a single room on the first floor. A few other rooms in the house sustained smoke damage and siding of a house to the north of the structure was also damaged. – Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune

According to the Albert Lea Fire Department, the fire was contained to a single room on the first floor. A couple of other rooms sustained smoke damage.

The structure was not torn down, and a house on the north side sustained damage to siding.

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The initial report stated an explosion was heard.

Look to the Tribune for more information as it becomes available.

 

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