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Cigarette May Have Started $750,000 Motel Fire 

Jump to full article: WTVC NewsChannel 9 (Chattanooga, TN), 2008-07-08
Author: Richard Simms

Intro:

Fire investigators say a discarded cigarette may have started the fire at a Chattanooga motel yesterday, although they may never know for sure.

Spokesperson Bruce Garners says they estimate $750,000 in damage. Lieutenant Anthony Moore with the Fire Investigation Division said 8 to 10 rooms were damaged by fire or water. Some adjacent rooms sustained smoke damage.

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