This is a story with what could turn out to be an interesting legal angle; in Toledo, Iowa one person was killed after crashing into a farmer’s gas tank at the end of a dead-end road. Holy mackerel what the heck happened there? Who puts a gas tank at the end of a dead-end road? Or is the story inaccurate?

Fires seem to be in the news. There is the one in Keota, Iowa downtown that burned several buildings and has been ruled arson. Is this the new Urban Renewal in action? The fire chief is reported to have stated it was intentionally set.

And in Manchester, Iowa a lumber products store caught fire and burned causing $1.7 million in damages on Saturday.

Apparently in Blockton, Iowa a mobile home caught fire. see Officals identify man who died in fire near Blockton.

In Waukee the fire departments from four communities responded “to a garage fire in the 1300 block of Southwest Williams Court.” Do you ever get the feeling things are being overblown for the sake of a good distraction? Slide show.

Two families lost their homes to fires just before Christmas. That is being reported by KCCI from Marshalltown.

A kitchen fire damaged a Cedar Falls home. The building is owned by the University of Northern Iowa.

Three escaped from a house fire reported on December 18^th. The address is reported as 3203 Mondamin Avenue at 8:35 a.m. in Marshalltown. Slide show.

And a blizzard filled a house with snow in Newell, Iowa. Just don’t turn on the heat before you shovel it out. There is a video of the snow filled home. Wind gusts of 50 mph and 5 inches of snow can fill a hallway pretty quick. It’s reported a door blew open.

An east side man from Des Moines was rescued from a burning house by neighbors and firefighters. The address is 2341 Lyon Street. There is a video on this one on the Des Moines Register website.

Remember to check your smoke detector batteries; it's that time of year again. We have a very busy week at the office so these blogs have to be short, not that there isn't a lot in the news that I'd like to discuss. Everyone is busy so the break in storm weather here in central Iowa is a relief. Enjoy your holiday week but be very careful while driving and don't drive buzzed.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Lombardi Law Firm