Man dies in house fire Sunday
Kelby Wingert/Iowa State Daily
An Ames Fire Department firefighter surveys the insulation on the second floor of a home after a fire broke out late Sunday night at 1322 Illinois Ave. in west Ames. The Ames Fire Department and Ames Police Department responded to the fire. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Neighbors said two of the three roommates got out of the house, but it was unclear if the third roommate was home or not.
March 23, 2015
An Ames man died in a fire that engulfed a two story house on Illinois Avenue about 11 p.m. Sunday night.
Ames Police said one of the residents at 1322 Illinois Ave. in West Ames died in the fire, while two other men in the house, Carl Boese, 27, and Lin Yang, 26, were taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center.
The State Fire Marshal will continue to investigate the cause of the fire. However, neighbors said one of the men living in the house told them the fire started from a fire pit in the back yard.
Check back with the Iowa State Daily as the story develops.
