(Beacon)
MASON CITY – A basement explosion sent firefighters to a Mason City house Thursday morning.
On July 18, 2019 at 8:31 AM, the Mason City Fire Department responded to an explosion in the 400 blk of N. Adams. The house located at 120 5th Street NW was the location of the explosion and fire.
When the Mason City Fire Department arrived, two walls along with several windows of the house were displaced from the explosion. There was a small fire in the basement of the house. Mason City Fire Department staff quickly secured the scene, searched the house for occupants, and extinguished the fire. No civilians or firefighter/medics were injured.
The explosion was caused by a leaking gas pipe in the basement that was ignited by the pilot light of the furnace. The explosion caused items stored in the basement to start on fire.
