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1 Dead, 5 People Displaced After Modesto Apartment Fire

MODESTO (CBS13) - One person has died after a fire at an apartment in Modesto early Monday morning.

The scene was along the 1800 block of Robertson Road.

Modesto Fire says crews responded around 4 a.m. and knocked down the flames in about five minutes.

Firefighters found one person was still inside the apartment and removed them. That person later died, Modesto Fire says.

A total of four apartments were damaged by either the fire, smoke or water. Five people have been displaced; the Red Cross is helping those people.

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