Waterloo Theme Park Fire

Mar 11, 2022

First responders were called to a large structural fire shortly after 7:45 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the site of the new Lost Island Theme Park attraction on East Shaulis Road in Waterloo, Iowa. Authorities are investigating whether heating equipment caused a large fire at the site of an amusement park being constructed in Waterloo. (Andy Milone/The Courier via AP)

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