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Structure fire reported at apartment complex with smoke alarms, Des Moines IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/16/2025 01:12 PM (PDT)

Near SE 6th St, Des Moines, IA 50315

Fire and emergency units responded to a structure fire report near Southeast 6th Street. Smoke alarms were sounding and residents smelled something burning, but no visible smoke was seen during the investigation.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP

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Transcript:

00:00

Medics 1 and 6, Trucks 1 and 6, Southeast 6th near, 1,000 Southeast, Street on a structure fire, DC1, BC2, and all responding apparatus, the response 3 on 3rd Ground 5, time out 15, 13.

00:18

Time out 15, 13.

00:19

14,

00:21

13. 15, 13.

00:24

Extravis.

00:30

All right. 343 out.

00:35

Both cars, you're going to be assisting FD on the charge for our 1990s out of East 6.

00:42

Calls in nearby residents that the smoke alarms going off.

00:45

You can smell something in it.

00:51

dispatch medic nine is cleared available at 7th Street heading south right at the interstate we're close for that no medic non i'll leave you in medic ones a little closer than you probably thank you

01:11

hey you're welcome

01:21

DC-1's responding station 5.

01:27

WDC2, DC1, all responding apparatus.

01:29

You're going to Southeast 6th near at 104.

01:34

The alarms are going off.

01:36

They can't see any smoke, but they can smell something burning.

01:38

Wind is west at 4 miles per hour.

01:40

There's a hydrant at Southeast 6 in Edison and one in front of 504 East Tulsa.

01:48

This match, truck six arrived to restore a apartment complex.

01:52

Nothing shown from sides A, B, C, and D.

01:56

Truck 6 will make an investigation series of Cures the Havre command.

02:00

Cavy, truck six, nothing showing from all sides.

02:03

So I have to be assisting truck sites.

02:05

Cappy.

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Near SE 6th St, Des Moines, IA 50315

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