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McAllen's Chase Tower evacuated for fire drill
Posted: 10.06.2011 at 11:06 AM
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It's all part of a training exercise for the McAllen Fire Department.

Firefighters evacuated the Chase Bank Tower on South 10th Street around 10:15 a.m. Thursday.

It's part of an evacuation drill conducted annually by the McAllen Fire Department and the owners of the building. 

In the past, only certain floors were evacuated but the entire building was evacuated on Thursday.

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