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5 Escape Fire After Passers-By Warn Residents

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- A father, his wife and three children are safe after two people driving by noticed a house on fire and got them out of the house.

Colorado Springs police said Thursday two people in a vehicle noticed smoke, turned around and saw flames coming from the roof.

Police said the two passers-by knocked on the door and the family was unaware of the fire.

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