Body found after fire in Des Moines apartment

Published On: Feb 21 2013 08:13:48 AM CST
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -

The body of a man has been found after a fire in a 12th-floor apartment in Des Moines.

Des Moines Fire Capt. Steve Brown says firefighters found the body about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Ligutti Tower apartment.

The man's name hasn't been released. No injury to anyone else has been reported.

Brown says the blaze appears to have started in the living room. The fire cause is being investigated.

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