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Smoke odor reported in apartment complex near University AveWest Des Moines IA

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Near University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Fire and police units responded to an apartment complex near University Ave due to a reported smell of smoke in one or more units. An alarm was activated at Apartment 302. Authorities are investigating the source of smoke odor, but no active fire has been confirmed so far.

Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Just giving you a quick update, we do have a smell of smoke in the apartment adjacent.
00:04
Can you go ahead and grab his key and send it to us?
00:13
We have an odor of smoke.
00:16
Do you want the keys from the knockbox? Is that correct?
00:21
Yeah, those will give us to the individual units.
00:28
Copy engines, you tell it will be coming your way with Knox.
00:31
Keys.
00:36
B-2-01.
00:38
42-1. 42-1.
00:40
Will you clear me out of HBO, please?
00:44
Copy.
00:49
40 to 50.
00:51
40 to 50. 40 to 50.
00:54
I need this miscommunication with the RP.
00:57
I believe the suspect is given to be at the air pump I come and go.
01:01
I head back there.
01:02
I raised a plate.
01:03
It's called MN Scale.
01:05
Copy. Copy.
01:10
44 72.
01:13
44 72.
01:16
What are the charges on that suspect?
01:20
4250 or 4220?
01:26
2498 your status?
01:28
Yeah,
01:33
I'm here. Tommy.
01:34
3.2.30, 42210.
01:36
Copy. 42.30.
01:43
10.
01:45
27-40 University of Apartment 302 on a curb alarm.
01:49
It's showing drop zone 11 front door.
01:56
Copy. Copy.
01:58
I know.
02:01
Okay.
02:06
Command for 170.
02:11
Go ahead for command.
02:14
It appears the smell is just an apartment 212, not apartment 210 at this time.
02:19
We're still investigating.

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Near University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266

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