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Fire Displaces 12 People In 8-Unit Hartford Apartment Building; 3 Residents Jump From Second Floor
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 17, 3:00 PM CDT
updated Oct 17, 5:37 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTMJ-TV and WITI, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A fire in an 8-unit Hartford apartment building displaced 12 people, and 3 residents jumped from the second floor, WTMJ-TV reported. Additionally, 10 pets were rescued from the fire, WITI reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 17, 6:40 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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Official Confirmation
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