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Heard on: Polk IA Interop Group Calls · 1 day ago
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There is FD on a legal burn near East Fourteenth Street.
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East Fourteenth at the Family Dollar.
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Firefighters respond to mattress fire near Family Dollar
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible legal burn behind the Family Dollar near East Fourteenth Street in Des Moines, where people were watching a mattress fire that produced heavy black smoke. A person wearing a dark jacket was reportedly seen walking away from the area. The situation appeared to be contained, and no injuries were mentioned.