Abandoned house burns overnight at Swea City farm

Heard on: Algona Police and Fire

01:31

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

301, (number withheld) 490th Street, (number withheld) 490th Street.

00:06

RP wants to talk to a deputy.

00:07

Reference a house at this location burning down overnight.

00:12

Haven't seen anything out of place.

00:15

Just says it appears to have burned down overnight.

00:18

There were no fire calls reported in the area last night.

00:23

Did you advise? He said nothing's out of place after the house burned down.

00:33

10-4. I asked if there was anything out of place as far as outside the home.

00:38

He said it was an abandoned home and nobody lived there.

00:44

But nothing was taken around it.

00:46

They store machinery and combines around it.

00:50

He's not sure exactly what happened.

00:53

So this is the owner of the property that I called in.

00:58

Okay, I'll give him a call.

01:02

Out on seven.

01:09

Go ahead.

01:12

Can you contact Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative? The RP does state that there is a live wire that went to the house that is down and is still live, so we'll have to have them come and shut that off.

01:31

Okay.

2026-10-11 14:06 UTC

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490th St, Swea City, IA 50590

Abandoned house burns overnight at Swea City farm

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller requested a deputy to check an abandoned house near 490th Street in Swea City that reportedly burned down overnight. The caller said nothing appeared to be taken from the property, and a live downed wire to the house was reported, prompting a request for the local electric cooperative to shut off power.

Abandoned house burns overnight at Swea City farm

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