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Firefighters battle large warehouse fire on East Market

Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS
06:11
00:00
DCs one and two, engines ten, one and eleven, medic three, medic eleven, truck three, truck eight.
audio iconFire & Arson
E Market St, Des Moines, IA 50317
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a major structure fire near East Market Street in Des Moines at a recycling facility. Multiple engines, medic units, and trucks were dispatched to control the heavy smoke and flames coming from both inside and outside the building. Operations included establishing water supply lines from nearby hydrants and coordinating access through 28th and Market Streets. No injuries were confirmed during radio traffic, and the situation appeared to involve significant fire spread within a commercial warehouse area.

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