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Housing complex lacks sprinklers
Jump to full article: Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette, 2008-05-12
Author: Lynne Klaft Correspondent and Anna L. Griffin TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
Intro: LUNENBURG-- A 53-year-old man who apparently was smoking near his oxygen tank died Saturday night in a three-alarm fire at the Pearl Brook Housing Complex, 131 White St.
As of 8 p.m. last night, the identification of the victim was being withheld pending notification of the man's family. It was expected his name would be released today. . . .
The victim was smoking while using oxygen for treatment of pulmonary disorders, officials said.
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The fire displaced eight residents. Among those are Gerry and Linda Leger, who have lived at Pearl Brook for a year and a half.
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