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Traffic Alert: Major crash blocks all lanes of I-95 at St. Marys Road in Camden County

At least two people are dead in a crash that’s closed lanes of traffic on I-95 in Camden County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. At least 12 others have been hospitalized for injuries, UF Health spokesperson said.

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Traffic Alert: Major crash blocks all lanes of I-95 at St. Marys Road in Camden County

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Plane makes emergency landing at JAX due to fire in cargo hold

Jacksonville Fire Rescue crews responded to the airport Thursday afternoon, after a report of a fire in the cargo hold of a plane.

‘A sight to behold’: Cross only thing left standing following Texas church fire

A Texas community was left in awe after a devastating fire ravished a Bridgeport church on Friday bringing everything to the ground — everything but a cross.

Warm, dry, breezy weather to challenge fire crews in Arizona

Crews battling a pair of wildfires in northern Arizona were expecting some growth Thursday because of warm, dry and breezy weather.

Blue Crab Crabhouse making strides to reopen after fire

A reopening date has not yet been announced.

Reported fire in Oxfordshire found to be tree light display

Oxfordshire firefighters scoured the countryside to find the fire, which was just light in a tree.

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Preston fire: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at old Odeon cinema

The "very disturbing" fire is causing plumes of smoke to blow across Preston city centre.

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Alachua County mobile home total loss after fire breaks out, cause of fire under investigation

The cause of a mobile home fire is under investigation after it broke out in flames Sunday at 6:22 p.m.

34 people without home after fire rips through Lakewood apartment building

There were seven kids and seven adults that lived in the apartment where the fire started. JFRD said the cause of the fire is still unknown.

Coastal fire: California mansions burn as wildfires spread

Across North America, wildfire crews are gearing up for a particularly difficult season.

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2 firefighters injured, home complete loss in fire being investigated at possible arson

Two firefighters were hurt Monday morning while putting out a fire in the Glen Kernan neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

New Mexico wildfire: Huge blaze could worsen this weekend

Strong winds expected to stoke the fire, which has already torn through an area larger than Chicago.

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Ukraine round up: Flagship Russian warship sinks

Russia's flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has sunk, while President Zelensky sits down with the BBC.

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Florida Highway Patrol monitoring wildfire in Nassau County

The Florida Highway Patrol is monitoring a wildfire near Interstate 95 and US 17, in Nassau County.

Greece: Man injured in COVID-19 hospital fire dies

Greek authorities say a man who was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in northern Greece has died of his injuries.

Family of 6 displaced by fire on the Northside

JFRD responded to a house fire on Guernsey Court.

Residents return home after fleeing latest Colorado wildfire

Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado are back home after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres.

Baymeadows business in building on stilts condemned after fire

A spa business inside a building on stilts over water on Baymeadows Park Drive off Baymeadows Road was declared a total loss Thursday after a fire tore through the building.

Firefighters battle two house fires on Jacksonville’s westside, both suspicious

Jacksonville Fire Rescue put out two house fires and called them both suspicious.

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Jacksonville family left homeless by apartment fire shares story

A family left homeless after a westside apartment fire last week is reaching out for help.

JFRD says house fire in Moncrief ‘suspicious’ due to items found

JFRD said the fire is under control -- but that items found at the scene called for further investigation.

This 42-year-old quit his job with $1.2 million. Here's how he did it—and why he started working again 2 years later

The 42-year-old went to great lengths to achieve FIRE, but tells CNBC Make It that for most people, a lifetime without work isn't actually what they want.

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Aldgate fire: Large blaze at high-rise London tower block

Large flames and smoke can be seen billowing out of the 17th floor of the high-rise building.

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Three Standouts from Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

The Film at Lincoln Center series includes Claire Denis’s “Fire,” a work of shocking emotional immediacy.

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Fire destroys home on Jacksonville Westside

Around 4:30 a.m. JFRD reported to a mobile home fie on Osteen St.

Firefighters battle extra-alarm blaze in Albany Park neighborhood

An extra-alarm fire is burning Wednesday afternoon on the Northwest Side.

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Olympics end under shadow of scandal

The Winter Olympics have come to an end after more than two weeks of competition and controversy. The biggest headline of the Olympics involved the failed drug test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. Jamie Yuccas takes a look.

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Man injured in 3-alarm Albany Park fire that spread across apartments, bar, ‘ninja’ gym

The extra-alarm blaze in the 4300 block of North Richmond Street in Albany Park required about 150 firefighters and 50 vehicles and it still wasn't under control around 8 a.m., officials said.

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Grenfell Tower: Earlier cladding fire test was 'catastrophic failure'

Fire tests on cladding similar to Grenfell Tower's resulted in 20m flames, an inquiry hears.

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Fire breaks out overnight at Thunderbird Motor Hotel

It took Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department crews just over two hours to put out a fire overnight at the old Thunderbird Motor Hotel.

Red Cross called to help 4 adults after electrical fire, JFRD says

The American Red Cross was called to help four adults after a mobile home fire on Sears Road, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Man dead after mobile home fire on North Main Street: JSO

A man was found dead after a fire broke out Tuesday morning at a mobile home in Jacksonville, authorities said.

Fire marshal investigating mobile home fire on Westside

The state fire marshal is investigating after a mobile home caught fire on the Westside Monday morning.

The Fire are seeking to build a 30-acre practice facility on the Near West Side, with the soccer team entering discussions with Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Housing Authority

The Chicago Fire’s search for a new, 30-acre training facility in the city has taken the soccer club to the Near West Side after previous plans to build in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood fell through.

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House fire survivor, JFRD chief urge families to take prevention measures

House fires happen more in the winter than in any other season, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

State Fire Marshal investigating house fire in Neptune Beach

Firefighters put it out quickly and no one was hurt.

Adult and child killed in Camden County camper fire

An adult and child have died after a fire inside a camper parked in Northern Camden County.

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Family with young children escapes Westside house fire

The floor is caved in, smoke damage is everywhere and debris is scattered.

JFRD puts out fire at vacant home in Biltmore

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue put out a fire at a vacant home in Biltmore near the intersection of Old Kings Rd and Lane Ave.

Red Cross helping 10 families after fire at Mandarin apartment complex

An early morning apartment complex fire in Mandarin left multiple units badly damaged with 10 families in need of assistance from the Red Cross.

80-year-old man charged with arson in Arlington Heights apartment fire

Arlington Heights Police and Fire departments responded to the fire about 12:20 a.m. Jan. 7 in the 400 block of West Rand Road. Police arrested the man after he made comments about the fire, the police department said in a news release.

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‘I thought I was about to die’: Couple jumps from second-story window to escape apartment fire

A man and woman are grateful to be alive after a fire damaged their apartment early Sunday morning.

Biden visits Colorado town ravaged by wildfire, cites climate change

The president and first lady toured a damaged neighborhood and met with families who suffered losses in the Marshall fire.

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Neighbors say they warned authorities about potential squatter situation before deadly Westside fire

A man and woman died in an early morning fire in the Rolling Hills neighborhood.

Cape Town: Major blaze rips through South Africa parliament building

Large flames and a huge column of smoke could be seen coming out of the building on Sunday morning.

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JSO: Woman pulled from house fire dies at hospital

A woman who was pulled from a house fire at West Virginia Avenue at Hema Road in Northwest Jacksonville has died at the hospital, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

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Road closed near northbound ramp from 9B to I-95 following fatal crash

A person is facing life-threatening injuries following a crash this morning near the northbound ramp from 9B to I-95.

2-year-old boy dead after house fire in West Pullman

A 2-year-old boy died Tuesday after the house he was in caught fire in the West Pullman neighborhood, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said.

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Arson suspected in fire at abandoned factory in Palatka

The state fire marshal will consider arson as a the possible cause of a fire that ripped through an abandoned factory on River Street in Palatka Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters use 500K+ gallons of water to extinguish flames at Jacksonville recycling center

Both directions of Philips Highway, from Reba Ave to University Blvd, are closed due to a structure fire at Jacksonville Metal Recycling Center.

Family of 12 loses everything in house fire the week before Christmas

A Jacksonville family of twelve lost their home early Saturday after a fire, just one week before Christmas.

Fire tears through Japanese psychiatric clinic, killing 19 in possible arson attack

A man was seen with a bag leaking liquid that ignited, charring the 4th floor clinic in a building that may only have had one escape route, leaving many people trapped.

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Japan: 27 feared dead in Osaka building fire

Police are looking into the possibility that the blaze was deliberately started, say local media.

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Report: 27 people feared dead in building fire in Osaka

Japan’s NHK says a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan and 27 people are feared dead

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Disney World fire may have sprung from fireworks debris

Officials say a small fire at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom started in a tree and may have been caused by fireworks debris.

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Major fire breaks out in Hong Kong building, dozens trapped

Dozens of people are trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a major fire broke out, as firefighters rush to rescue them and put out the blaze

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Fire breaks out at Hong Kong's World Trade Centre, 13 people sent to hospital

The fire — categorized as a level three incident on a scale of one to five — was "largely put out" at 4.30pm local time, the government said on Wednesday

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2-alarm fire at Oak Park restaurant leads to evacuations, road closures. Village’s entire fire department is on the scene.

Oak Park firefighters had been on the scene of an extra-alarm commercial fire on Lake Street since about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday.

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Police search for arsonist who set fire at UNF baseball stadium

The University of North Florida Police Department is investigating an arson fire on its campus.

Firefighters battle fire at Northwest Jacksonville rail yard

Firefighters were called to a fire Friday afternoon at a rail yard in Northwest Jacksonville.

Devizes fire: Crews tackle huge blaze at recycling centre

Residents are warned to keep their windows closed due to smoke spreading over the area.

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Apartment engulfed in flames on the Southbank

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to a two-story apartment building fire at 2020 Reed Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Fire in Indian hospital COVID-19 ward kills 11 patients

Police in western India say 11 patients have died after a fire broke out in a hospital’s COVID-19 ward.

Greeks fear megafires could be new normal for Med

On the Greek island of Evia last summer an intense conflagration took almost two weeks to control.

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1 dead after jumping from 19th floor to escape Mumbai fire

At least one person died after jumping from the 19th floor to escape a fire that engulfed a 61-story luxury apartment building in Mumbai in western India on Friday, a fire official said. Television images showed heavy black smoke billowing into the sky from the 19th floor apartment on Curry Road in south Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Kailash Aggarwal, the building owner, said there are 400 apartments in the building and all residents were accounted for.

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Mother, adult daughter found dead in burning home in Doctors Inlet

A mother and daughter are dead, and a small Clay County community is devastated after a fire ripped through a mobile home Wednesday night.

Early winter forecasted for many in the northern US

As the foliage turns, AccuWeather long-range forecasters say winter is closer than you may expect.

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The Dixie fire threatened to pass 1 million acres, then was stopped in its tracks. Here's how

Experts say there is a lot to learn from the state's second-largest fire, including how it spread — and how firefighters stopped it.

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A scheduling conflict at Soldier Field with the Bears forces the Chicago Fire to return to Bridgeview for 1 match. Here’s the hefty price tag.

Sharing Soldier Field with the Bears comes with a price for the Chicago Fire. Here’s how much they have to pay Bridgeview to return to SeatGeek Stadium for one match.

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N. Macedonia: 12 patients among 14 dead in COVID unit blaze

Authorities in North Macedonia say forensic experts have identified the 14 victims of a fire in a COVID-19 field hospital as 12 patients and two visiting relatives

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Devastating Caldor Fire continues to burn toward Lake Tahoe, forcing thousands to evacuate

Experts warn that the fire could destroy thousands of structures and put lives at risk in the next few days.

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Caldor fire burns more than 440 homes as Lake Tahoe air quality ranks among worst in U.S.

More than 17,000 structures remain under threat from the blaze, which is 5% contained.

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Fire causes heavy damage at repair shop with vehicles inside

The state fire marshal will investigate after a fire broke out at an auto repair shop in Jacksonville early Thursday morning.

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‘The fire moved around it’: success story in Oregon fuels calls for prescribed burns

Oregon’s Bootleg fire has offered new evidence that Indigenous techniques can change how megafires behave Smoke from the Bootleg fire billows near Sycan Marsh in Oregon. Photograph: US Forest Service/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Bootleg fire stampeded through southern Oregon so fiercely that it spit up thunderclouds. But when the flames approached the Sycan Marsh Preserve, a 30,000-acre wetland thick with ponderosa pines, something incredible happened. The flames weakened and the fire sl

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Greek firefighters battle huge wildfires with reinforcements

Pillars of billowing smoke and ash are blocking out the sun above Greece’s second-largest island as a days-old wildfire devours pristine forests and triggers more evacuation alerts

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Tesla Model S fire spread to another Tesla, consumed garage and damaged home, owner says

A fire inspection report cited the Tesla Model S’s thermal management system and a fault in the electrical system as two possible causes in the fire.

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Wildfire in western Greece forces village, beach evacuations

A wildfire that broke out Saturday in western Greece forced the evacuation of four villages and people on a beach by the Fire Service, the Coast Guard and private boats, authorities said. The fire was in a mountain forest 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Patras, Greece's third-largest city, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said late Saturday. Aided by strong winds, the fire raced down the slopes and threatened seaside villages.

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Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard

Navy officials say they do not believe the sailor intended to destroy the ship, but the blaze he set was whipped by high winds into a towering inferno.

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Early morning apartment fire under control

Crews responded Sunday morning to an apartment fire off Hodges Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Only nature, through significant rain or snow, can extinguish huge Oregon fire, official says

The kind of weather needed to fully contain the Bootleg Fire is not expected in this part of Oregon until the late fall.

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At least 5 people shot in Gresham Wednesday afternoon, nearby CTA buses rerouted

At least five people were shot in Gresham Wednesday afternoon, about 12 hours after another shooting that left five people wounded in West Garfield Park.

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Sebastian Junger on the defense of freedom, in the land of the free

The bestselling author and journalist discusses attacks on American democracy, and the fight to protect a free country from enemies both foreign and domestic.

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One dead after house fire in Starke

One person died Friday from an early morning house fire in Starke, according to Bradford County Fire-Rescue.

Gainesville Fire Rescue issues PSA on candles after apartment fire Wednesday morning

The fire department says crews were called to the Piccadilly Apartments at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and discovered a fire burning on the roof of the two-story apartment building.

A fire halted a wedding. So a tiny island community came together to make a new one.

The effort began when the manager of a nearby resort walked by the burning building and spotted a crowd outside in wedding attire.

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Blaze at Moscow fireworks warehouse injures 4

A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area.

40-year-old woman dies in West Englewood fire

A 40-year-old woman died Saturday morning after a house fire broke out in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

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Fire At Illinois Chemical Plant Still Burning

The fire could last for several days.

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Evacuations ordered as chemical fire visible on weather radar burns in Rockton

An evacuation order was in place Monday in a northern Illinois near Rockford because of a chemical fire large enough to be picked up by weather radar, officials said.

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Man, 64, dies in house fire in Admiral’s Walk neighborhood

A 64-year-old man died after a fire broke out at his home in Mayport Wednesday morning, according to the property’s community manager.

Woman dead, six displaced after fire in Englewood home

A woman died and six people were displaced in a residential fire early Friday in Englewood.

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Egypt officials: Fire at juvenile detention kills 6 children

A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention center in Egypt's capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, officials said. The officials said the fire followed a fist-fight between two children in one ward at the facility, located in the city's Marj district. More than two dozen other children were injured, they said.

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Abandoned Jacksonville school investigated after ‘suspicious’ fire had issues, residents say

Residents told News4Jax there have been issues with people entering the school for a long time.

State fire marshal investigating ‘suspicious’ fire at abandoned school on Jacksonville’s Eastside

The cause of a fire Sunday morning at an abandoned school on the city’s Eastside is considered suspicious, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

One dead, 1 critical, 10 displaced following East Chatham fire

One man has died and another man in his 80s was in critical condition after a fire started in an East Chatham apartment building on Wednesday evening.

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Man found dead in Little Village fire that displaced 4 others identified, officials say

A 53-year-old man died after emergency crews found in him in a burning Little Village apartment early Friday, according to officials.

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Wildfire tears down South Africa's iconic Table Mountain, guts historic University of Cape Town library

Firefighters were battling "extreme circumstances" for a 3rd day to put out the blaze on the slopes of the iconic South African mountain.

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One person, dog killed in early morning house fire in Arlington

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One person died in a house fire early Monday morning, according to the Jacksonville Fire-Rescue. The victim was found in the living room area adjacent to the kitchen. One died and the other was taken to a local veterinarian’s office. “I’m a 65-year-old woman, so it really (a) nervous wreck.”The state fire marshal and JSO homicide detectives called to investigate the cause of the fire, which is standard protocol, according to JFRD. AdThe fire marshal was called to determine how the fire started.

Historic Black church holds service in parking lot after devastating fire

A historic Black church was destroyed by a fire last Thursday night. Now, members of St. Simon’s Baptist Church are making do by holding services outside. The pastor’s assistant said the church staff will keep holding services outside until the church is rebuilt. It’s joy that I cannot explain.”Ambakisye, the assistant pastor at St. Simons Baptist Church, said Sunday’s service was wonderful and chose to focus on the good rather than the church being destroyed. Investigators are calling the fire that destroyed St. Simon’s Church on Thursday night suspicious.

Brush fire scorched 150 acres in Glynn County

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Investigators are working to determine what caused a brush fire to spark near Golden Isles Parkway and Highway 99 in Glynn County Sunday morning. It grew to 150-acres before the blaze was contained, the Georgia Forestry Commission confirmed. Glynn County Fire Department said the agency was first called around 11:30 am., and more units were called as the fire grew. When you have dry brush like that it burns really fast and it looks spectacular,” said Captain Bobby Armstrong. The Georgia Forestry commission flew over the fire to track its movement.

‘Unattended cooking’ blamed for blaze that left child, 2 adults injured on Southwest Side, fire department says

The fire occurred in the 4300 block of West Ford City Drive in the Ford City neighborhood, according to the Fire Department. The fire was contained to one unit on the first floor and was suspected to have started in the kitchen due to cooking left unattended.

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