Fire causes severe damage to Mason City apartments

MASON CITY — Fire has severely damaged a group of apartments in northeastern Mason City.

The Mason City Fire Department says they were called at about 1:16 on Tuesday afternoon to 415 North Pennsylvania, where they found the fire was on the exterior of the building with it moving into the structure through windows that had broken. The building is a large house with four apartments.

The structure sustained significant damage. All occupants of the apartments were accounted for and safe, and there were no injuries reported.

Deputy Chief Jamey Medlin says the cause of the fire is still under investigation.