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The 8 story building is well involved. The highrise is 114 years old and under renovation. Early collapse of the scaffolding caused an evacuation of all fire crews. The fire has gone to 3 alarms (which is rare according to fire department spokesman). The firefighters are currently working to protect exposures.

Here is some prearrival video that shows Keokuk, Iowa firefighters pulling up to a fire at the Apostolic Faith United Pentecostal Church located on Boulevard Road.

Firefighters Cory Ankum and Edward Stringer Died in the Line of Duty December 22, 2010. It should be noted that today was a very deadly day 100 years ago in Chicago. On December 22, 1910, 21 Chicago Firefighters died in ...

The fire was started by the car in the garage/carport. Firefighters probably did not know that going into this. It might have helped to knockdown the fire from the outside first. After all, it took 5 minutes after the ladder arrived to get the hose in the door. At the 12 minute mark, most of the fire was still rolling. Maybe the bulk of the fire was outside of the living space of the house.