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Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS · 19 hours ago
02:40
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This is one and two, an all-responding apparatus.
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You're going to head to (number withheld) East Fifth Street, (number withheld) East Fifth on a structure.
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Burnt equipment odor prompts response near East Fifth St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a building near East Fifth Street in Des Moines for a possible structure fire after a smoke odor was reported. Responders found the smell appeared to come from a burnt motor in a laundry machine and confirmed there was no active fire.

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E 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50309
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