Fireworks cause explosion and smoke at Mulberry Avenue building, Muscatine IA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were called to a building on Mulberry Avenue after reports of an explosion and smoke. Investigation found that fireworks set off on the rooftop caused the explosion and smoke. No active fire was present.
Audio|Source: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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If you have a possible structure fire in the area near Mulberry Avenue.
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There was an exposure in apartment near the top of the building.
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There's no smoke coming from the windows.
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500 block of Mulberry.
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Mulberry Avenue apartment A.
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Explosion in the apartment, smoke is coming from the apartment.
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Mulberry Avenue apartment A.
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Adam.
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So let's come to A.Gree Claiming you're at.
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Two, four.
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Just continue in the handling row.
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Step four.
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Two,
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one, three, seven. Two, one, three, seven.
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Two.
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Ten-four, nine fifteen, seven.
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I'm good.
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Ten-four, 76, checking set us.
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Senator.
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Seven.
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Com, three, just for 43, two, two, forty, seven.
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I thought to hear that explosion on, Logan.
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Several.
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Proven fire department needed for automatic mutual aid for a possible structure fire.
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Mulberry, Muscatine.
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There was an explosion in an upstairs apartment and other smoke coming from the building.
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Mulberry, much clear.
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Clear me.
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They're all being responsible, so I'm not in the pulverite.
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Tava?
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Do you have a...
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I'm taking multiple calls, they're advising it's on the alley, on the backside of Hydie Weiner Spirits.
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Multiple reports of an explosion and smoke from the building.
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Officers also heard it across town.
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Copy.
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Keep out.
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Four.
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He's out.
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Four. Four.
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By valley between fifth and six, and it's on the backside of the Vines Parasota.
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Copy 3.33, he's going to be on scene of us meeting here.
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You find out of his name?
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Musttown might have an address near Mulberry according to a witness.
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Copy.
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Copy.
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Three have command, we'll be investigating.
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All units on arrival take fire gun one, fire gun one.
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Copy. Fire ground one.
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Failure.
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Mulberry.
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The fire department did give us Mulberry Avenue.
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Now we're being advised, well the person's at building will go in firework.
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Copy.
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Do they still say in the back?
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We just said that the people on top of the area were light, not fireworks.
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Roger that.
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Copy.
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So,
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for 43 on the camera, we can see multiple people on top of the roof.
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Above Hydee?
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The one behind Wine and Spirit?
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Okay.
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Just gotta keep an eye on it for us.
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Turn 4.
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Instead of the Wine and Spirit building, we can see multiple subjects on the roof.
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Okay.
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Toppy, could you have PD you up there and see if somebody maybe went off a firework or something?
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Super.
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Mulberry Command from 310.
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Go ahead, 310.
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Yeah, PD was just here, said that they had people on the rooftop lightened off fireworks and apparently a bunch of them went off altogether.
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Copy that. Is everything okay up there?
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I don't know if anything's on the roof.
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Copy. It's down further.
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Good.
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Just being wrapped.
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You can slow down.
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Location mentioned:
Mulberry Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761
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