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Fire alarm sounding at apartment with children present, Marshalltown IA

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Near S 7th Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158

A fire alarm sounded in an apartment near South 7th Avenue. There was a language barrier with the caller and it was unclear if a fire was present. Children were heard in the background and did not sound distressed.

Audio|Source: Marshall County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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I don't know.
00:07
Engine 171 and ladder 175.
00:12
Fire alarm, near South 7th Avenue.
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Engine 171 and ladder 175.
00:20
Fire alarm, near South 7th Avenue.
00:25
Apartment 11, language barriers, fire alarm going off, timeout, (number withheld).
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Count center, age 171.
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Angel 171.
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11.
00:49
Copy. There was a bit of a language barrier.
00:52
I don't know if you didn't understand my questions
00:55
or what he couldn't tell me anything was on fire, but the children talking in the background did not sound upset.
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Thank you.

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Near S 7th Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158
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