Fire near university in Maine kills 5

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    A fire that swept through an apartment building near a university campus in Maine on Saturday morning killed five people and critically injured at least one more.

    Fire officials said they were looking for other people who attended a Halloween party at the building the previous night.

    The two-story structure near the University of Southern Maine in Portland was a total loss.

    "We do not know whether the victims are residents of the home or guests," state fire marshal office spokesman Steve McCausland told the Associated Press.

    Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/01/fire-student-housing/18326529/
     

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