NEVADA, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have recovered a body found in the charred wreckage of a home in central Iowa’s Story County.
Firefighters were sent just after 3 a.m. Tuesday to the residence in Nevada (nuh-VAYE’-duh). It was engulfed when they arrived. The person’s body and that of a dog were found inside later.
State authorities have joined the investigation. The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
Nearby homes suffered some heat damage, but no other injuries have been reported.
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