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Dozens displaced by massive fire at central Iowa hotel

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October 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Officials say more than 100 people have been displaced by a massive fire that raced through an extended stay hotel in West Des Moines early Tuesday. According to The Des Moines Register, about 130 rooms at the Valley West Inn were occupied when the fire started late Monday night. West Des Moines officials say residents were crawling and jumping out of windows to escape the blaze.

Online records indicate the hotel was built about 50 years ago. The facility was heavily damaged by the fire.