SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A house fire in Sioux City on Thursday morning left two people dead and one critically injured.
Firefighters were called to the fire in the rental home and found residents of the main floor outside. While extinguishing the fire and searching the basement, firefighters found three people and rushed them to a hospital, the Sioux City Journal reported.
A man and a woman later died, and another man was in critical condition, officials said.
Those killed were identified Friday as Andrew Godberson 57, and Jessica Fischer, 24, both of Sioux City. The injured man is Juan Galarza, 26, of Sioux City.
Sioux City Fire Marshal Mark Aesoph said fire investigators didn’t find any working smoke alarms in the house.
“Working smoke alarms are key to surviving a fire inside your home,” he said. “You have to have working smoke alarms. You have to plan. You have to prepare for a fire in your home.”
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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