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Building on the State Fairgrounds sustains heavy fire damage Wed. morning

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August 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – A building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds was just north of the Youth Inn at the Iowa State Fairgrounds went up in flames around 2:30 a.m. today (Wednesday). According to Des Moines television stations KCCI and WOI, the building located at East 33rd and Dean was a warehouse. Trailers, but no livestock were stored inside.

Crews had the flames under control now and were working to find the cause for the blaze. The building is seriously damaged. Reports say the roof is gone, and the siding is charred and falling off, exposing the metal framing. No injuries have been reported.

Additional information is currently not available.