Andy Davis

aldavis@press-citizen.com

One person is dead after a reported explosion at the university-owned Hawkeye Drive Apartments.

Jeneane Beck, a University of Iowa spokeswoman, said in a Friday email that UI police and the Iowa City Fire Department responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. to the Hawkeye Drive apartment complex after neighbors reported the explosion.



The identity of the victim is not being released at this time. The State Fire Marshal’s office has an investigator on the scene.



Most residents have returned to their apartments, and those living in adjacent apartments are expected to be allowed to return later this evening, Beck said in the email.



Hawkeye Drive apartments are owned by the University of Iowa and serve students, students with families and university staff. Hawkeye Drive is located about three miles west of central campus.

Officials on the scene declined to comment further on the incident.



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