Explosion, fire, shut down Iowa Lottery Headquarters

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Todd — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:26:07 GMT

2 places = headquarters and drawing studio, both in Des Moines, but at different addresses.

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Rip Snorter — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:04:44 GMT

They're both in Des Moines. But I think they're in different locations.Collective sigh of relief from New Mexico. We all thought Des Moines was the same place.Jack

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JimmySand9 — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:34:11 GMT

They're both in Des Moines. But I think they're in different locations.

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weshar75 — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:11:09 GMT

I hope that this does not effect the change over in the matrix on the 28th for powerball because Iowa is the headquarters for powerball isn't it

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JimmySand9 — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:28:32 GMT

That's what you get for not respecting the age of majority! Seriously, thank god everyone got out safe. I'm sure that was scary.

Explosion, fire, shut down Iowa Lottery Headquarters

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:21:00 GMT

An explosion and smoky fire Tuesday has forced the evacuation of the Iowa Lottery Headquarters building in Des Moines.Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer was in the building at the time. She said they were working this morning when all of the electricity went out. At that time, people working in the basement heard some load pops and saw some sparks flying from the electrical equipment. We're just thankful that no-one was hurt, Neubauer said.Neubauer said they won't get the office running again... [ More ]