Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news

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Three families were displaced by a fire Tuesday morning at an apartment complex in Four Corners.

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Marion County Fire District No. 1 received a report of a two-alarm fire around 9:40 a.m. at the Amber Park Apartments in the 200 block of Northeast Colt Lane, according to the agency.

A family cat was found dead from the fire.

Fire crews otherwise found no occupants in any apartment and got the fire under control around 10:20 a.m.

The original reports said there was a heavy fire from the second story back exterior of a two-story complex and a child possibly still inside.

“The first responding engine arrived in under four minutes and immediately went into rescue mode allowing the engine company to enter the fire building without back-up,” the fire district said in a statement.

The agency is investigating the fire. The displaced families are receiving assistance from Red Cross.

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Salem schools may get weapons detectors following Bush’s Pasture Park shooting

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YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County Commissioners consider creating emergency plans for rural areas

Oregon State Hospital superintendent announces her retirement

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