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Fire alarm triggered at private location on East 13th St, Des Moines IA

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Near E 13th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

A fire alarm was activated at a private location near East 13th Street. Fire units were dispatched in response. It was reported that the alarm was caused by a belt from a washing machine, not an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
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Engine 1, Truck 3, Engine 1, Truck 3, L if you make it East, near East 13th, near East 13th, on a private alarm.
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Engine 1, Truck 3, response, 1, fire, 5, timeout (number withheld).
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This dash, DC2 will be available on Channel 1. This is going to be a belt from a washing machine.
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Copy DC2.
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Truck 3 in route.
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Copy and Joaquin on truck 3. You guys read it over to near East 13th if you forgot on a private alarm.
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Called him by Johnson Controls, we got a level 2 East Library fire alarm. We haven't gotten calls from anybody on the scene yet.

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Near E 13th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

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