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Explosion heard near South Main St in Maquoketa, Maquoketa IA

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S Main St, Maquoketa, IA 52060

Officers responded to reports of a loud explosion near South Main Street in Maquoketa. The sound was thought to possibly be fireworks, but the exact cause was unclear.

Audio|Source: Maquoketa Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
There was some sort of explosion down there on South Main. I'm going to go check that out.
00:14
I'm back for too far. Give me the location when you get there.
00:20
That boy, there's a fire out there.
00:23
I'll let you know I'm at Platton, Main here, but it was somewhere on South Main.
00:38
I got a call about someone hearing a big explosion. I thought it was a firework.
00:43
They thought it was 400 block of all nuts.
00:46
Time four. I'll drive down there. I'd be surprised if there's a firework.

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S Main St, Maquoketa, IA 52060

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