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<p>Seniors escaped a Thanksgiving morning fire at a high-rise in Toms River -- and that was before health officials ordered the complex evacuated again in the afternoon.</p>

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<p>Seniors escaped a Thanksgiving morning fire at a high-rise in Toms River -- and that was before health officials ordered the complex evacuated again in the afternoon.</p>

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