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Shelters closed, homeless sleep in hospital ER

By NEWS10 ABC  
   January 28, 2016

Some homeless people in Saratoga Springs said they had to stay in the hospital Tuesday night because the city's Code Blue shelter was closed. NEWS10 ABC obtained pictures from Saratoga homeless who said they were in Saratoga Hospital Tuesday night. They said the conditions were mild compared to other January nights, but it was raining and they needed shelter. "If you notice, it's kind of uncomfortable looking," Brian said. Brian was one of 12 people who slept in Saratoga Hospital's lobby. He said he had nowhere else to go. "What? Sleep on a sidewalk?" he positioned. "Freeze? Get wet? Get cold?"

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