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Smoke odor reported in second floor apartment hallway

Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS
03:27
00:00
Dispatch, Engine 10.
audio iconFire & Arson
SE 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50320
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Fire crews responded to reports of a smoke smell on the second floor of a three-story apartment building near Southeast 5th Street in Des Moines. Several tenants called to report smoke, with the odor and light haze centered around the hallway by apartment 207. Nothing was visible from outside, but firefighters found a slight haze inside on the second floor. When the master keys from the lockbox did not work, they forced open the door to apartment 207 to investigate the possible source of the smoke.

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