Fire causes damage at Van Gorp Corporation in Pella

PELLA, Iowa - The Pella Fire Chief cleaned snow off a fire hydrant as flames pushed through the roof of a manufacturing warehouse east of Des Moines before dawn.

The call came in early this morning around 4 a.m. from Van Gorp Manufacturing at 1410 Washington Street.

It's believed the fire was started by an oil burner.

WHO Channel 13 reports fire crews had the fire out by 5:30 a.m..

A janitor on site called in the fire, no one else was inside at the time.


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