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Mouseketeer Annette Funicello rushed to hospital (Mickey Mouse Club Video)

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LOS ANGELES – Former lead Mouseketter, Annette Funicello, 68-years-old, was rushed to a hospital on Thursday after her house caught on fire.

Treated for possible smoke inhalation, Funicello is being reported in good condition.

Funicello who has multiple sclerosis and confined to a wheelchair was fortunate to escape without serious injury during the early morning fire. 

While firefighters were able to subdue the flames in about a half-an-hour, Funicello’s home has been seriously damaged.

Arson investigators are working on the cause of the blaze. 

Watch Annette Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club.  Click Play

Sources:  MSNBC, AP

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Lead Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club, Annette Funicello
Lead Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club, Annette Funicello
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Annette Funicello on an archived show of the Mickey Mouse Club.

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Rebecca Kelley has been a reporter for The Press Enterprise in Southern California and The Oakland Press in Michigan for almost two decades. She has extensive experience interviewing and writing about celebrities, politicians, education, criminal and courts, business and people from all walks of...

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