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He was held captive in his room for decades. Then he set it on fire

Sarah Maslin Nir
New York Times·
14 mins to read
He was held captive in his room for decades. Then he set it on fire
The house at 2 Blake Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. Photo / Christopher Capozziello, The New York Times

Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 30kg. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.

The firefighter scooped up the figure slumped on the kitchen floor and dashed for the ambulance waiting on Blake St. As he moved through the smoky haze, he was struck

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