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Lit cigarette destroys house, burns woman  

A cigarette left burning unattended destroyed a $300,000 HomesWest unit in Palmyra this morning.

A spokesman for the Fire and Emergency Services Authority said the fire was believed to have started after a woman, who had been smoking in bed, fell asleep leaving her cigarette burning.

Four children, their mother and grandmother were in the house when the fire started.

One of the women was taken to hospital with burns to her upper arms. The other woman and the four children escaped unharmed.

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