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Elderly Escape Blaze

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DURHAM — Residents of a Durham retirement center arecounting themselves lucky this morning.

A blaze broke out at the J.J. Henderson Housing Center just before 11p.m. Saturday. It began in a room on the seventh floor.

All residents on the floor were evacuated. Several people were treatedfor smoke inhalation, but no serious injuries were reported.

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