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6 Sent To Hospital After Massive Fire In Rumford

RUMFORD, Maine - Officials say an overnight fire that spread to three apartment buildings in Rumford, Maine, forced several people to jump from an apartment building and sent six people to the hospital. Officials say the fire started shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday and spread to two other buildings. The fire chief says multiple people jumped from the second and third floor of the building.

Police say a third apartment building also caught fire but was unoccupied.

Six people were taken the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and injuries from jumping from the building.

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