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Smoldering cigarette causes partial evacuation of Riverside Rest Home 

DOVER -- A smoldering cigarette butt caused a smoke condition at Riverside Rest Home on Thursday morning, causing a partial evacuation of the building. . . .

Firefighters eventually traced the smoke to the building furnace room where an improperly disposed cigarette lit other nearby cigarette butts on fire, causing a smoldering fire, according to Plummer.

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