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Fire in Fall River Injures 6; 3 Firefighters

A three-alarm fire in Fall River sent eight people to the hospital, including three firefighters. According to CBS 12 in Providence, firefighters were called to Alden Street just after 9 A.M. for a report of a fire with a person trapped on the second floor. When crews arrived everyone had made it out of the building on their own learning two bystanders pulled the trapped woman out of the building.

 

Five residents were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition as well as three firefighters with minor injuries. A sixth person was also treated at the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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