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Odessa home burns, firefighters monitor hotspots

John Hilty of Odessa got ready for work Monday morning and headed out of town to his job. Something made him turn around, he told The Record, and head back home because "something just didn't seem right." He found his home in flames.

Odessa firefighters rushed to the home on Marjorie.When they arrived, flames were shooting out the front door and windows, and smoke also poured out through the vents in the ceiling/roof. Friends and neighbors gathered around Hilty giving what comfort they could. Since he was not wearing a coat, several people tried to give him the coats off their own backs. He ke...

 

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