Baby Survives Storm
Home was destroyed. Officials believe mattress saved his life.
October 21, 2007
Mother and daughter escape fire on South Shore Road
(April 16 , 2009 ) A mother and her daughter escaped a house fire on South Shore Road Thursday morning. The blaze started when a mattress caught on fire, according to fire chief Mark McDougall.
Bug's life at an end for rising star Keothavong
When Anne Keothavong was lying on a mattress in the attic of a Mexican house, screaming at the sound of cockroaches scurrying around her discarded kit, the prospect of becoming a top-50 player seemed a fantasy.
One man in custody after fire at YMCA
One man is in custody after he allegedly started a fire in a room at the downtown YMCA this afternoon. The Des Moines Fire Department put out the fire that officials believe was started when a mattress was intentionally set on fire in a resident’s room at the YMCA, 101 Locust St., at about 1 p.m.
