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Fire crews rescue woman from burning Phoenix apartment

Mar 11, 2014, 6:56 AM | Updated: 7:13 am

PHOENIX — Firefighters saved a woman trapped in a burning Phoenix apartment early-morning apartment fire Tuesday.

The woman was hospitalized in critical condition from burns and inhalation.

Crews from Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe fire departments responded to the 911 call from the woman, who said she trapped in her second-story bedroom at a complex near 48th and Roosevelt streets.

Cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.

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