MASON CITY – A rural Mason City house and garage burned after a teen’s cardboard fire got out of control.
Monday morning at about 10:36 AM at 19288 B 280th Street in rural Mason City, a resident at that address, 19-year-old Nikolas Blakely, had been burning cardboard, the Cerro Godo county sheriff’s office reported. Several hours later, embers from the cardboard started the garage on fire and eventually the home was totally engulfed in flames.
The residence is owned by Allen and Delores Lathrop of Mason City. The home was being rented by Ryann Donisi whom lived there with her son Nikolas and 13-year-old son Lucas. Nickolas had reentered the residence to retrieve three dogs. Nikolas was checked out on scene by EMTs.
No injuries are reported at this time.