Fire sends man to hospital

Posted Jan 15, 2011 09:50:25 AM.

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A man has been rushed to hospital after a fire at an apartment on Merivale Road. The man, in his sixties, is being treated for smoke inhalation. There is no word on his condition. The fire started in a couch and was contained to one apartment.

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