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Heard on: Polk IA Interop Group Calls · 1 day ago
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(name withheld) and four four Adam (number withheld) University (number withheld) University apartment number (number withheld) assisting the fire department in a structure fire.
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Victim smelled smoke as alarms are going off in apartment (number withheld).
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Fire crews respond to apartment blaze on University Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units assisted the fire department with a structure fire at an apartment building near University Avenue in Des Moines. Smoke and fire alarms were reported by a caller from one of the apartments. The fire’s cause was not confirmed at the time of the report.

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University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
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