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Structure fire reported at mall store in West Des Moines, West Des Moines IA

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Near Valley W Dr Suite 242, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Emergency responders are attending a confirmed fire at LensCrafters store in a single-story mall near Valley West Drive in West Des Moines. Evacuation is ongoing, and response is active to manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Ambulance 2.13. Car 219. Ladder, 2.15.
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Engine 2.20.
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Engine,
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180. Car, 199.
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Structure fire.
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near Valley W Dr Suite 242.
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Number 242.
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LensCrafters. Ambulance 2.13. Car, 219. Ladder, 2.15.
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Engine 2.20. Engine, engine, 170.80. Car,
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199. Structure fire near Valley W Dr, number 242. LensCrafters. Cross streets are West Town Parkway and West Town Place.
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On arrival, use, Tack 5.
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Timeout, 1848.
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It's responding to near Valley W Dr for Suite 242 LensCrafters.
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We have a structure fire.
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It's going to be emergent response.
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It's going to be a mall.
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Wind south at 12 miles per hour and hydrants directly in front of LensCrafters and Homespun Elegance.
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It's responding to near Valley W Dr Suite 242 LensCrafters.
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Looks like the odor is coming from top floor northwest entrance inside LensCrafters.
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21 copies update and 215 is arriving.
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We got a single story mall with the sub level.
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These have some evacuation progress. I don't think I was showing this time. 215 will pass command to car 219. We'll be after this again on Tech 5.
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Copy arrived, single-story malls with a sub-level, evacuation in progress, Slaughter 215, passing command to Car 219 when they arrive, Clotho and Tak 5.

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Near Valley W Dr Suite 242, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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