Deputies climb into pickup bed to rescue apartment residents escaping a fire
Deputies who arrived at an apartment fire improvised a rescue plan that involved reaching out of a pickup bed.
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Deputies who arrived at an apartment fire improvised a rescue plan that involved reaching out of a pickup bed.
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