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Fire alarm triggered by burnt popcorn at school, Prairie City IA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 12:03 PM

Prairie City, IA 50228

A fire alarm was triggered at Prairie City Middle School near East Plainsman Road. Staff discovered burnt popcorn caused the alarm, and no fire damage was found.

Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Law Enforcement

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01:46

Transcript:

00:00

Prairie City Fire is needed for a fire alarm at the Middle School near East Plainsman Road,

00:07

commercial fire alarm, just a general fire alarm.

00:21

Prairie City Fire is needed for a fire alarm at the Middle School near East Plainsman Road.

00:29

Prairie City Middle School general fire alarm.

00:42

72 i80 westbound marker 159 a white semi truck and trailer the trailer winds the ditch driver without setting up home

01:00

core 72 further sounds like there's no damage just potentially 1046

01:10

Thank you. I'll check on the living.

01:14

10-414-06.

01:19

Staff burns some popcorn.

01:22

Check's okay.

01:25

Repeat, traffic came and broken.

01:30

Staff burns some popcorn.

01:32

Check's okay.

01:34

Copy.

01:39

Prairie City Fire 299 informed us that it was the employees let him know it was just popcorn burnt.

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Prairie City, IA 50228

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