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Fire crews respond to apartment smoke near South 5th

Heard on: City of Ames Fire and EMS
02:16
00:00
Fire structure command one, engine one, truck one, engine two.
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River Birch Apartments, Ames, IA 50010
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters in Ames responded to reports of smoke coming from the first floor of an apartment building near South 5th Street. Residents were evacuating after fire alarms sounded. The situation appeared to involve heavy smoke but the extent of any fire was unclear from radio communications.

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