Fire destroys rural Brandon home

For more than 35 years, Lester and Donna Geiger lived in a one-story house north of Minne Estema Park in rural Brandon, keeping it warm in the winter with wood and heating oil.

Lester said he was cleaning up a heating oil leak -- he had filled the tank a day earlier and there was a problem with the filter -- with wood chips. Something caused the wood and oil to ignite, and soon the house was in flames. The house was fully engulfed by the time Brandon firefighters arrived. The Geigers and their dog escaped.

The Vinton Fire Department and the North Benton Ambulance Service also responded to the scene.

If you would like to help the Geiger's, please send donations to:

Vinton Today

P.O. Box 7

Vinton, IA 52349

Mark the envelope "Geiger's"

...we will forward the donation on to them as soon as we get them!

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N December 16, 2010, 12:52 pm Please give us an idea of things they will need as we all loved the Geigers and would like to help in anyway possible...

Editor\'s note:
We haven\'t had any updates, yet, but cash is always welcome. If you\'d like, just send it addressed to Vinton Today, P.O. Box 7, Vinton, IA 52349, note on the envelope \"Geiger\'s\" and we will pass it along to them.

DM December 17, 2010, 3:07 pm Lester and Donna Geiger are my parents. We would like to thank everyone with the help and the wonderful thoughts and prayers. They are currently staying with my family here in Cedar Rapids until they decide where they want to go. They are both doing well given the circumstances. My email address is donelleandjason@yahoo.com if anyone would like to contact them that way. Again thank you to everyone!!

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