FIRE DAMAGED A LE MARS APARTMENT BUILDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
LE MARS FIRE CHIEF DAVE SCHIPPER SAYS UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO 425 6TH STREET SOUTHEAST AROUND 3:30PM:
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SCHIPPER SAYS THE FIRE CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $2000 IN DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING:
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THE CHIEF SAYS IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF SMOKING MATERIALS WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
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THE RESIDENTS WERE ALL ABLE TO RETURN TO THE BUILDING AND SPEND SATURDAY NIGHT IN THEIR APARTMENTS.