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Disaster struck in the town of Redbrooke late last night when the Palmer Court apartment block that was built recently 1 (catch) fire and was completely destroyed.
It was just after 2:00 am when many of the residents in the building were woken by 2 strange smell of smoke. The firemen arrived with no delay to help to withdraw the residents from the building and deal with the fire.
The fire spread rapidly through the building and the rescue 3 (operate) had to be carried out quickly 4 (save) the forty-three residents inside. Twenty-nine people were taken to Redbrooke General Hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation (吸入) and slight 5 (burn), but it is expected that they will be discharged later today. The 6 (remain) fourteen people were withdrawn with no injuries from the building.
The firemen battled with the fire until 7 o'clock this morning but 7 (be) unable to save the building. The residents will be provided with accommodation 8 (temporary). An investigation is being carried out to determine the cause of the fire. At present, 9 is suspected that the fire happened because the electrical wiring system failed to function normally, 10 would explain why so many flats were affected at the same time.