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• Princeton Street fire caused by fire-safe cigarette 

An early morning fire at 31 Princeton Street is being blamed on a lit fire-safe cigarette. . . .

He noted that the fire was likely caused by a Marlboro Medium fire-safe cigarette left in an ashtray that was placed on a windowsill. . . .

The ashtray with the lit cigarette fell onto an unused bed, igniting it. . . .

Lt. Medeiros said that this is the second local fire this year believed to have been caused by fire-safe cigarettes. The other occurred in March, when John Gonsalves, Sr. of Oakdale Street was killed in a fire. Officials say Mr. Gonsalves accidentally started the fire with one of his fire-safe cigarettes.

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