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Fire alarm prompts evacuation at downtown apartments

Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Engine one, engine four, truck three, (number withheld) East Fifth Street at the The Lyon Apartments.
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E 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50309
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a fire alarm on the eighth floor of a residential building along East Fifth Street in Des Moines. The call led to a partial evacuation while firefighters checked for any signs of fire. Medical personnel were also dispatched after reports that a woman on scene appeared disoriented and may have briefly lost consciousness. The cause of the alarm remains under investigation.

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