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Detainees jump out of window to escape fire at Villawood

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A fire that broke out on the second floor of a Sydney detention centre has led to detainees taking extraordinary measures to escape. One person was taken to hospital while 16 others were treated at the scene at Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney's west.
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