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Fire Kills 4 at Building for Elderly in Detroit

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Fire swept through a four-story apartment building for the elderly, killing four people and injuring dozens of others, some of whom jumped from windows because the building lacked fire escapes.

The body of a fifth person, who apparently had died in his apartment a few days earlier of a heart attack, was found in the smoking ruins.

Police and fire officials said they were not sure what had caused the fire Thursday night.

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