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Old folks set free

02/02/2015

CFA members rushed to Eumemmerring last week after a group of seniors became stuck in a hotel lift.
It’s understood 10 elderly people had to be rescued from the Artura Hotel lift in Doveton Avenue around 9pm on Sunday.
They were stuck in the lift for about 10 minutes and were released uninjured.

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