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Woman, 73, Is Rescued From Apartment Blaze

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From Times Staff Reports

A 73-year-old Oxnard woman was carried to safety by two neighbors after a fire broke out in the bathroom of her apartment, authorities said Saturday.

The blaze began about 5 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of West Gonzales Road. Four apartments sustained about $66,000 damage.

Fire officials said the neighbors carried out the woman after she refused to leave the apartment on her own.

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She was treated at Ventura County Medical Center for smoke inhalation.

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