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Smoke and possible fire in residential building unit 

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Northwest Dr, Des Moines, IA
There is heavy smoke seen in a multi-unit building, likely from a fire in the kitchen of one apartment. People are being evacuated but communication is difficult due to language differences.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
02:17

Transcript:
Smoke on the third floor, possibly something is burning. Heavy smoke coming from Unit 20. We're getting more calls in on it now. 105 Northwest, Unit G2. Okay. Yeah, I can go to go ahead. Please. Yeah, I can go to my call, standby. (name withheld)'s wife was going crazy. He was taking medication, trying to drink. Therapy's going to drop off with the exit, just off the extra exit. So that she will be the one walking there. Seems like a therapy idea. Can we get him to stay there? 33 from Dallas. He disconnected. He's refusing to answer any of my questions. He won't tell me what vehicle he's in. Won't give me a description of her or her name. Just said she'll be the one walking by the extra exit. Copy, smoke coming from the patio. 2624, 28. 264. Paul King, 161, KK, 761, which should be Chris. 480, you give that to me? Debbie, 480, you are on it, thank you, sir. Food, what's on the stove, just heavy snow coming from the burnt suit. as sounds like there's a fire in the kitchen in Unit 7. We're still working on trying to get people evacuated. There's a language barrier. I bet. D.C. 1. Engines 1, 2, and 4, Medics 1 and 4, Truck 1, 6.

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