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5 Adults Displaced, 5 Pets Rescued In Winter Haven Apartment Complex Fire
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
5
First seen
Oct 18, 3:19 PM EDT
updated Oct 18, 9:24 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTVT, WFLA (NBC 8) and 3 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An apartment fire in Winter Haven displaced 5 adults and resulted in the rescue of 4 kittens and 1 dog, WTSP and WFLA reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (5), version 4, Oct 18, 10:08 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Five people displaced after apartment fire in Winter Haven · WFTV (Channel 9 ABC)
- Dogs, kittens rescued from Winter Haven apartment fire · WESH 2 (NBC)
- 4 kittens, 1 dog rescued from Winter Haven apartment fire · WTSP
- 5 pets rescued, 5 adults displaced after fire at Winter Haven apartment complex · WFLA (NBC 8)
- 5 adults displaced, 5 pets rescued in Winter Haven apartment complex fire · WTVT
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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