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Fire ravages home of BX woman who traveled to D.C.

A Bronx woman returned home from the inauguration of President Barack Obama Tuesday night to discover her Williamsbridge home was destroyed by a five-alarm fire. ?I went into shock,? says Joyce Wilson.

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Jan 21, 2009, 7:51 PM

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