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Resident climbs out window to escape fire at house in south Beaumont

The fire broke out at a home in the 3400 block of Kenneth Ave at about 9:30 a.m. Friday morning.
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BEAUMONT, Texas — One person escaped injury after a fire broke out at a home on the south side of Beaumont Friday morning.

The person, who was the only one in the home when the fire started, escaped by climbing out a back window according to Beaumont fire chief  Earl White.

The fire broke out at a home in the 3400 block of Kenneth Ave at about 9:30 a.m. Friday morning.

This fire was about three blocks west of Highland Ave at the intersection of Kenneth and Elgie St. which is not far from the Lamar university campus.

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