The Guthrie County Sheriff’s office was on the scene soon after midnight when the call came in and according to Sheriff Marty Arganbright, the building was “completely engulfed” at that time. Also, last night around 8:30 pm a call came in from Casey Fire Department that the fire had reignited and five area fire departments showed up on the scene to assist.
Ron Humphrey, special agent with the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s office stated that the investigation is still ongoing and they are waiting to securing the premises so that they can enter the building and start attempting to determine the cause of the blaze.