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Hotel Fire Kills Three in Worcester Massachusetts
A pre dawn blaze at the Hotel Pleasant in Worcester killed three women and injured eight others with about 50 residents evacuated. Four injured were in critical condition at City Hospital, including Maurice O Connor and his wife Lillian, with an unidentified man among those critically hurt. Police said the fire began when a man smoking in bed on the first floor dozed off and tried to fight the flames. Firefighters aided several residents including Mrs Martha Carlson who was rescued from an upper floor after being trapped by smoke.
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Sadie Mason
Anna O’brien
Mary Walton
Maurice O’connor
Lillian
Margaret O’brien
Martha Carlson