Factory fire leads to evacuation; no injuries reported

Wednesday, April 3, 2002

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- A factory where workers paint hunting decoys caught fire Tuesday afternoon, causing people who live near the building in this far southern Illinois town to evacuate their homes, officials said.

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