WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The West Des Moines Fire Department is investigating a fire that damaged a home early Saturday morning.
Passerby reported that a fire had fully engulfed a home near 8th and Vine streets in West Des Moines around 6:20 a.m., according to Fire Marshal Mike Whitsell. They told officials they believed people were inside the home.
Crews on the scene were only able to make it through the front door before the second story collapsed.
Whitsell said no people were found inside the home, but four of the six dogs in the home died.
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