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11 women, baby homeless after Bridgeport shelter fire

Eleven women and a baby are homeless after a fire tore through a shelter in Bridgeport. Shelter staff credits smoke alarms and a good Samaritan for helping the victims make it out of the building alive.

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Sep 23, 2014, 8:24 PM

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