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Marines help rescue dozens during fire at a Washington DC apartment complex for the elderly

Marines in Washington D.C. ran towards an apartment fire at a senior citizens' housing facility to aid firefighters in their rescue efforts.
PUBLISHED SEP 21, 2018

As if protecting the country by serving overseas wasn't enough, US marines in Washington DC helped save the lives of dozens of senior citizens from an apartment fire at the Arthur Capper Senior Public Housing building this Wednesday. 

According to ABC News, the marines were not even wearing fire-retardant gear but sprinted towards the two-alarm fire at the building without any concern for their own well-being. They were aided in their task by firefighters who also banded together to scour the building for those needing help.



 

The Marines who responded were reportedly from a barracks located just down the street from the burning building, with footage of the scene showing fire raging through the roof of the residence.

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