AN ENTIRE BUILDING IN A DES MOINES, IOWA, apartment complex was destroyed Saturday afternoon when a suspected meth lab blew up in one of the units. The large explosion blew out part of the wall and started a fire that swept through all 30 units in the building, leaving at least 100 people homeless.
Des Moines Register
The Des Moines FD required two hours to bring the fire under control and all the personal possessions of the tenants were destroyed. The two suspects, ages 28 and 21, were seriously injured and hospitalized with one of them burned over 30 to 50 percent. Both have been transferred to a burn center in Iowa City.
WHO-TV
After the fire was extinguished about 2/3 of the roof collapsed. The entire building is a total loss and will have to be demolished. The multi-building complex has 180 apartments and management believes they have enough vacant units to house the residents that were burned out.
Des Moines Register
KCCI-TV Ch. 8 posted this video report from the scene:
The Des Moines Register has a 30-image photo gallery HERE.
The Register has the STORY.
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