Burlington, IA- The Burlington Fire Department responded to multiple structure fires over the weekend. According to a news release, at 5:34 PM Saturday, March 18th, the Burlington and West Burlington Fire departments responded to 412 S. Marshall Street in Burlington for a reported house fire. Firefighters arrived at 5:38 PM to find heavy smoke coming from the back of the two-story house. Firefighters located and extinguished a fire in the kitchen. The surrounding rooms suffered heat and water damage, with smoke damage throughout the house. Damage is estimated at $70,000 to the house and its contents. The cause of the fire is considered accidental and was due to combustible items stored too close to the stovetop. It is believed that a pet jumped onto the stove and inadvertently turned on a burner. At 1:53 AM Sunday, March 19th the Burlington and West Burlington fire Departments responded to a report of a structure fire at the Lincolnville Motel, 1605 Mount Pleasant Street, in Burlington
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Burlington, IA- Transitions DMC has put plans to purchase the Lincolnville Motel and convert it into apartments to house the homeless and underprivileged on hold. The Burlington Beacon reports that the sale and rezoning of the motel for the project was dependent upon a National Housing Trust Fund grant to cover most of the cost. Transitions DMC President Craig Fenton said that he chose not to apply for the grant due to concerns about the application. The total cost of the project is somewhere between $2.7 million and $3 million. Fenton is currently pursuing other grants. A tentative offer by Transitions DMC to purchase the motel had been accepted, but the purchase was dependent on the grant. Fenton said that the motel could still be an option, but it's not the only one.