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Firefighters responded to a major blaze Sunday morning at a Durham apartment complex, where at least four people were transported to the hospital and at least one person jumped from the building to escape, WRAL reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s unclear what condition those residents are in. The Durham Fire Department did not immediately return a request for more information.<\/p>\n

First responders were dispatched to the \u201clarge\u201d fire on University Drive in Durham, according to ABC11<\/a> \u2014 The News & Observer\u2019s newsgathering partner.<\/p>\n

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According to radio traffic, the firefighters were dispatched to University Ridge Apartments just before 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

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This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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