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One person iss unaccounted for after a fire broke out and spread through several buildings at a Kilmore retirement village on Wednesday morning.
Residents of Kingsgate Village were forced to flee their homes following reports of a fire burning in several structures at the facility shortly after 6am.
Dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene at Kingsgate Village in Kilmore.Credit: Nine News
Most residents were evacuated from the village by the time crews arrived at 6.13am. The fire was under control an hour later.
Police were working to determine whether all residents had been accounted for, and there were no initial reports of injuries.
About 20 CFA units attended the fire amid foggy conditions on Wednesday morning. Firefighters remained at the Kilmore village at around 8.30am, as investigations got under way.
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