Early morning fire sends police officer to the hospital with smoke inhalation

Decorah firefighters on Thursday responded to an early morning call from 805 Day Street, where the person said a house fire was burning.  Firefighters arrived at the home and found a mattress on fire in a bedroom.  The resident was already outside of the house.  The fire was extinguished and the resident was taken to Winneshiek Medical Center for evaluation.  A police officer was treated for smoke inhalation. Fire damage was contained to the bedroom.

Decorah Fire Department was assisted at the scene by WMC Paramedic Services and Decorah Police Department.