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Marple Apartments Blaze Forces 300 to Flee
A five alarm fire at the Cameron building on Reed Road in Marple sent about 300 people fleeing as at least eight fire departments fought flames. Tenants reported possible residents trapped. one elderly woman unaccounted for at press time though her unit was empty. Fire spread quickly through the three story building, with 36 units total, and the blaze was under control by 9:45 p.m. Red Cross aided homeless residents at St. Mark's Methodist Church.
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Governor Sproul
Reed Road
Cameron
Red Cross
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Sproul Road
Marple
Frank Dunn
Dunn
Gov. Sproul Apartments