A weekend house fire in Dubuque heavily damaged the front porch of the structure.
Late Saturday night around 11 o’clock Dubuque Firefighters were called to 24-41 Broadway Street on the report of flames coming from the home. Fire crews were at the scene in less than five minutes and had the flames knock down within 10 minutes of arrival. There were no injuries reported.
Investigators say the cause of the fire was determined to be accidental due to improperly discarded smoking materials.