Early morning storage facility fire in north Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa — Just before 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office was called to Storage Rentals of America on reports of a fire.
According to a press release, the storage facility is located on the north side of Des Moines at 3244 NW Prairie Lane.
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Arriving deputies found several units fully engulfed and called in support personnel from Johnston-Grimes, Altoona, Bondurant, Ankeny, Pleasant Hill, Saylor Township, and Delaware Township to help extinguish the fire.
The WHO 13 team on the scene witnessed smoke coming from several storage units
This is an ongoing investigation. It is not yet known what caused the fire or whether anyone was injured. We will provide updates as they become available.
Early morning storage facility fire in north Des Moines
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