1,000 Flee Dormitory Fire at Northern Illinois U.
Associated Press
DEKALB, Ill. —
Fire in a fifth-floor room of a Northern Illinois University dormitory forced the evacuation Wednesday night of nearly 1,000 students from two high-rise towers, officials said. Four people were treated for smoke inhalation.
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