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Brasstown blaze second from cigarette in days 

Fire chief warns that area is too dry
Jump to full article: Smoky Mountain Sentinel (Hayesville, NC), 2008-07-02
Author: Harrison Keely EDITOR

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A 10-acre forest fire put three structures in danger Thursday afternoon, June 26. The fire was the second local cigarette fire in a week, Brasstown volunteer fire department chief J.D. Robinson said.

The culprit cigarette was discarded from a car traveling along Old Hwy. 64 around 2 p.m.

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