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Man saved from fire in dramatic Holloway rescue

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Jon Dean

Published: 1:47 PM March 26, 2013    Updated: 7:56 PM October 15, 2020
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A man was saved from a flat fire in a dramatic rescue on Thursday.

Fire fighters entered the burning building wearing breathing apparatus and pulled him out of the blaze at Freegrove Road, Holloway at around 11.10pm

Four fire engines and 21 firefighters had the flames under control just before midnight, but the flat was severely damaged.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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