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Senior living in Jacksonville catches fire, residents evacuated

The Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department says no one was seriously injured.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A fire broke out at the Morris Manor senior apartments on Norfolk Boulevard Sunday afternoon, Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department Captain Eric Prosswimmer said.

Seventy to 75 people had to evacuate. As of around 5:20 p.m., residents were being allowed back into the building. 

However, three apartments were badly damaged and the residents are now displaced, Prosswimmer said. 

Four people were taken to the hospital, but the injuries were not serious.

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