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Snow day may have saved lives in fire at Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center

An intense fire ripped through a classroom inside Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg Thursday. The snow possibly saved lives since staff members and children were not at the center.

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May 29, 2014, 3:03 PM

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