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More than 40 people lost their homes the day before Thanksgiving in a Dallas apartment fire, but officials say there were no life-threatening injuries thanks to neighbors who helped each other to safety. More than 40 people were displaced by the fire in Northeast Dallas, and three people were injured, including a firefighter who suffered burns, authorities say.
They were all expected to be OK. The fire started shortly after 7 a. A mother and father in one apartment were forced to punch out a bedroom window to escape. The parents were left with no choice but to drop their 1-year-old baby out of the bedroom window.
I held on like a football and didn't let go.
Neighbors and Dallas police officers worked together to find mattresses that could cushion their fall. Elevator falls 84 floors in Chicago before rescue.
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