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       FORMER MOUSEKETEER HOUSE BURNS
       By: wolfie Date: March 10, 2011, 10:07 pm
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       Fire burns Encino home of former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello,
       neighbors say
       Comments (2) (15)(23)March 10, 2011 |  2:57 pm  The Encino home
       of ailing actress Annette Funicello caught fire Thursday,
       sending three occupants to the hospital as a precaution.
       Apparently no one suffered any fire-related injuries, according
       to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It was unclear if Funicello
       was among the occupants taken to the hospital.
       Property records for the 3,600-square-foot house do not list
       Funicello as the owner, but neighbors told The Times and KCAL-TV
       Channel 9 news that the famous former Mouseketeer and teen
       heartthrob has lived there for years.
       Video of the fire-damaged interior showed memorabilia, such as
       Funicello movie posters.
       Firefighters who received the call at 7:21 a.m. found the home
       in the 3100-block of North Fond Drive substantially engulfed in
       flames, which they extinguished in less than 30 minutes, said
       Tina Haro, a spokeswoman for the Fire Department.
       Cindy Harlem, a neighbor who saw the firetrucks approach, said
       she saw several residents watching from outside, including a
       woman who appeared to be Funicello in a rolling wheelchair or
       bed. Funicello, who is in her late 60s, has multiple sclerosis.
       Authorities would not provide any information about the
       residents, but investigators were present to determine what
       caused the fire. No damage estimate was available.
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