Three people are dead, several are hospitalized with serious injuries and more than 60 are homeless after a fast moving fire spread through a Des Moines apartment building Thursday afternoon.
According to a report published by WCCI TV 8, fire broke out on the fourth floor at Eddy Apartments on Polk Boulevard and quickly went to a second alarm because of the intensity and nature of the call.
Fire Department Spokesman Capt. Mark Dooley told the television station that 10 people were rescued from the fire. The station reported that one person died at the scene and two others died later in the hospital.
Initial reports indicate that five people were hurt, three critically. A firefighter was also taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion, according to the WCCI. There were working smoke detectors in the building, but the fire move faster than residents could evacuate, the station reported.
Some 50 firefighters responded to fight the fire, the television station reported.
Officials are working with the displaced residents to get them shelter, WCCI reported.