by In another blow to a Des Moines business, the owners of Busy Bubbles Laundry at 31st Street and Ingersoll tell us they were stolen from recently. Busy Bubbles Laundry caught on fire last Wednesday night. Firefighters rushed out to the scene. Everybody made it out of the laundromat safely. “Our gal that was working that night called and was frantic and said, ‘the place is on fire’. I was like ‘What?’ and she said ‘It’s the biggest fire I’d ever seen’,” said Virgil Hochstetler, one of the owners of Busy Bubbles Laundry. Virgil and his wife Karen have owned Busy Bubbles Laundry for more than 12 years. Never did they see themselves here. The Hochstetlers say they lost almost everything in the fire. “The only thing that wasn’t lost is our pet wash,” Virgil said. Then on Tuesday, not even a week after the fire, the Hochstetlers were shocked by what they found. The Hochstetlers tell KCCI someone had broken in and pried open a door leading to their pet wash.”They stole the soaps, the dog treats that we had in there, and broke into the money box and took what little money was in there,” Virgil said. “Somebody pooped on the floor, just to rub it in I think.” “It’s a disgusting thing on a good day and to basically just kick a person when they’re down, it’s just rude,” Karen said. The Hochstetlers say they didn’t report the burglary to police. “It’s a pretty minor loss in the grand scheme of what we’ve been through,” Virgil said. The Hochstetlers say they’re waiting on the results of the investigation, so they can continue to work with their insurance company.
In another blow to a Des Moines business, the owners of Busy Bubbles Laundry at 31st Street and Ingersoll tell us they were stolen from recently.
Busy Bubbles Laundry caught on fire last Wednesday night. Firefighters rushed out to the scene. Everybody made it out of the laundromat safely.
“Our gal that was working that night called and was frantic and said, ‘the place is on fire’. I was like ‘What?’ and she said ‘It’s the biggest fire I’d ever seen’,” said Virgil Hochstetler, one of the owners of Busy Bubbles Laundry.
Virgil and his wife Karen have owned Busy Bubbles Laundry for more than 12 years. Never did they see themselves here.
The Hochstetlers say they lost almost everything in the fire.
“The only thing that wasn’t lost is our pet wash,” Virgil said.
Then on Tuesday, not even a week after the fire, the Hochstetlers were shocked by what they found.
The Hochstetlers tell KCCI someone had broken in and pried open a door leading to their pet wash.
“They stole the soaps, the dog treats that we had in there, and broke into the money box and took what little money was in there,” Virgil said. “Somebody pooped on the floor, just to rub it in I think.”
“It’s a disgusting thing on a good day and to basically just kick a person when they’re down, it’s just rude,” Karen said.
The Hochstetlers say they didn’t report the burglary to police.
“It’s a pretty minor loss in the grand scheme of what we’ve been through,” Virgil said.
The Hochstetlers say they’re waiting on the results of the investigation, so they can continue to work with their insurance company.
