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Mason City, IA

Homemade bomb found after loud explosion in Mason City 

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N Jefferson Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
Residents heard a loud explosion and found a homemade bomb on fire on 3rd Street Northwest. The fire is now out.
Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
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Transcript:
Wait for the central point out again. Officer and Mason City Fire Department, you're needed for a fire It's going to be on 3rd Street Northwest between North Madison and North Jefferson. Again, on 3rd Street, Northwest, between Madison and Jefferson. Resident advises they've heard like a loud bomb-type noise when they went out inside. On 3rd Street, Northwest, they found what appears to be like a homemade bomb that's about shaped like a football. It was on fire. It appears to be out now.

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N Jefferson Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
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