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Family escapes burning Claxton home
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A family of seven escaped a fire early Monday morning caused by food left cooking, Evans County Fire Chief Andy Sikes said. Evans County Fire and Rescue volunteers responded to the blaze on Johnson Street around 1:37 a.m. Monday, he said.Someone had been cooking noodles and left the stove on, then fell asleep, he said. A woman in the home shattered a window to escape and allow others to flee the burning home.
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