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Avon condo fire forces evacuations
Posted: Mar 6, 2011 1:18 PM by AP
AVON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say thirty people were forced to leave their apartments and one was treated for smoke inhalation because of a condo fire in Avon.
Firefighters say the fire behind a bathroom ceiling fan in an apartment unit was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday. KUSA-TV reports that 22 firefighters extinguished the fire at about 7:15 a.m.
Residents were sent to a nearby elementary school where
Salvation Army volunteers provided assistance.
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Information from: KUSA-TV, http://www.9news.com
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