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🌱 Why Green Island firefighters were called to a late-night Troy house fire

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  • Why Green Island firefighters were called to a late-night Troy house fire

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!.

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📰 News we're reading

• 3 removed from multi-alarm house fire in Troy (news10.com) — Green Island firefighters joined crews from Troy, Watervliet, the Watervliet Arsenal, and Albany to battle a serious house fire in Troy Sunday night, where three people were pulled from the burning home. One person reportedly needed CPR at the scene, and neighbors say a family with children and dogs lived there. Officials are still investigating the cause and have not released condition updates.
   

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