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Cigarette ash blamed for blaze 

Jump to full article: The Royal Gazette (bm), 2005-08-24

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Smokers are being warned to be more careful with their ashes after a garbage can caught fire in a St. George's home on Monday night causing minor heat and smoke damage to the property. Fire Sgt. Wenda Godfrey said the Fire Service arrived at a Queen Street home to find a trash can on fire inside one of the rooms. "An occupant of the house discarded cigarette ashes in a trash can and left to go to work," Sgt. Godfrey said.

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