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Smoking called fatal fire's cause 

Improperly handled smoking materials were the likely cause of the fire at a Bowser Avenue home Sunday morning that killed a mother and her two daughters, Fort Wayne Fire Department investigators said.

Fire investigators also found that a smoke detector inside the home did not sound because it did not have any batteries. According to a report released Wednesday, the fire department ruled the fire at 4747 Bowser Ave. accidental, probably the result of smoking materials dropped on a recliner in the living room.

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