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August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Lawrence news April 2, 2021 - 4:30 am

‘Vast majority’ of Babcock Place residents back in their apartments

by Mackenzie Clark

After a rooftop fire at Lawrence’s Babcock Place Apartments on Tuesday, a “vast majority” of the building’s residents have been able to return to their units, said Shannon Oury, executive director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Lawrence news March 30, 2021 - 12:53 pm

Some residents evacuate as Lawrence’s Babcock Place Apartments catch fire

by Mackenzie Clark

Some residents evacuated Babcock Place Apartments, 1700 Massachusetts St., Tuesday afternoon as a fire burned on the roof.

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