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Fire crews investigate gas odor on 5th Avenue

Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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5th Avenue,
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5th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police and fire personnel responded to reports of a natural gas smell at an apartment building on 5th Avenue. Responders were asked to check on an elderly man living there. The apparent gas odor was under investigation by fire crews.

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