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| Crews battle Texas high-rise fire | Crews battle Texas high-rise fire |
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| A rescue operation is under way after a fire broke out at a retirement complex in the US city of Houston, Texas. | |
| US television footage showed flames and smoke pouring from what appeared to be the fifth or the sixth floor of the eight-floor building. | US television footage showed flames and smoke pouring from what appeared to be the fifth or the sixth floor of the eight-floor building. |
| At least 75 firefighters are trying to lead some 250 elderly residents of the building to safety, using ladders. | |
| There has been no word on injuries or the cause of the fire, which broke out about 1000 local time (1600 GMT). | |
| Several of the home's residents have been rescued by the firefighters, reports say. | Several of the home's residents have been rescued by the firefighters, reports say. |
| One person was seen being led to safety by a firefighter. | One person was seen being led to safety by a firefighter. |
| "The fire is confined; the fire is not spreading," Beda Kent of the city's fire department was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | |
| The building is located in the 7200-block of Bellerive, in the south-western part of the city. | |
| It is owned by the Houston Housing Authority, the AP reports. |