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Apartment fire in Akron displaces several residents

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A fire at an apartment in Akron Friday night left six people displaced, according to a news release from the Akron Fire Department.

Authorities said firefighters responded to an apartment building in the 200 block of Lake Street around 6:45 p.m. for a fire in one of the units.

Crews were able to knock down the fire shortly after arriving.

No one was injured in the blaze.

The fire resulted in six people being displaced. The Red Cross is assisting them, the fire department said.

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