Aaron Young

ayoung2@dmreg.com

A strip club in northwestern Iowa was destroyed in a fire earlier this week.

The culprit? A dumpster, the Milford Fire and Rescue Department said.

According to the Sioux City Journal, the Milford Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to Zippers Gentlemen's Club at 7:56 p.m. on April 9 and located a fiery dumpster on the building's north side.

A wind had driven the fire into the attic area of Zippers, the Journal reported, and the building was soon engulfed in flames.

Milford Fire Chief Jim Carpenter told the Journal that multiple additions and common ceilings made it difficult for crews to section off and stop the fire. The fire department ruled the fire as an accident. Throughout the incident, Milford Fire posted photos to its Facebook page documenting the scene.

The Journal said that the buildings associated in the fire were considered a total loss, but some areas of a neighboring depot store and its warehouse had some salvageable items.

Milford Police, Arnolds Park Police and Okoboji Police departments as well as the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Patrol, Dickinson County Emergency Management, Red Cross and Milford Municipal Utilities assisted in stopping the fire, the Journal said.

About 3,000 people live in Milford.