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🌱 Patch AM: 1 Injured, Residents Displaced In Overnight Apartment Fire: Oak Forest Fire Department

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Good morning Oak Forest! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

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  • Overnight Oak Forest blaze leaves apartment building uninhabitable

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📰 News we're reading

• 1 Injured, Residents Displaced In Overnight Apartment Fire: Oak Forest Fire Department (patch.com) — Overnight in Oak Forest, firefighters battled a major apartment blaze on Terrace Drive that started in a third-floor unit and spread to the roof. One resident suffered minor first-degree burns, and the building is now uninhabitable, displacing residents while investigators work to determine the cause.
   

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