Multiple emergency response agencies assisted a man that suffered from severe burns earlier today.
At approximately 3:45 p.m., Pella Dispatch received a call from a family member of a man that suffered burns to his upper body on 195th Street in Rural Otley. Pella Ambulance initially transported the person to Pella Regional and later transferred him to the burn unit at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Pella Police Department, and Iowa State Patrol assisted with the transport. The man’s name has not been released and the incident remains under investigation.