Hoarding Leads to Death in Marshalltown House Fire

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(Marshalltown, IA) -- Investigators say hoarding conditions kept firefighters from getting to the victim of a deadly house fire in Marshalltown. The fire broke out early Sunday morning at a house in the 800 block of North Center Street and firefighters were unable to get inside because both entrances were blocked. A 71-year-old man was later found dead inside the house. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined.


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