The Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to a fire alarm going off on the Iowa Wesleyan University campus at about 11:14 Tuesday morning. The alarm was going off on the second floor of what is known as ST Hall. There was also a report of smoke in the dorm. Firefighters arrived on the scene to discover a steam radiator leak in one of the rooms. The value was turned off and the firefighters were able to return to the station after about 10 minutes.
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