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Jump to full article: Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican, 2008-04-23
Author: NANCY H. GONTER
Intro: A fire in a two-family home on Wright Avenue yesterday afternoon was started by improper disposal of a cigarette, acting Deputy Fire Chief Christopher W. Norris said today.
It appears a resident of the building threw a cigarette off the back deck of 3-5 Wright Ave., a side street between Pleasant and Conz streets not far from downtown, and it ignited a pile of bark mulch and wood chips which spread quickly to the two-story deck and into the house, Norris said.
"This goes hand and hand with us issuing a press release on Monday about the dry conditions and not to have any open burning," Norris said. "Improperly disposing of a cigarette like that is the same thing."
Two cats were apparently killed in the fire and the building is expected to be torn down.
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