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Man suffering from heart attack rescued from nursing home fire

Posted: 12/30/07 at 12:14 pm EST

BOSTON -- A nursing home in Jamaica Plain goes up in flames in the middle of the night, forcing rescue officials to save an elderly man suffering from a heart attack.

The blaze started around 1:30 Sunday morning in Mount Pleasant nursing home on Huntington Street.

The man who was in cardiac arrest was trapped in a burning room.

Crews managed to pull him out but he suffered some serious burns.

All other patients made it out ok.

Fire officials have not said anything on a cause.

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