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Grass fire probably caused by cigarette, fire official says  

A small grass fire near the runway at Greenville Downtown Airport may have been sparked by a lit cigarette thrown out during exceptionally dry conditions Friday, a fire department official said.

The 4:30 p.m. blaze damaged a small shed, said Batt. Chief David Wright .

"Apparently someone threw a cigarette," he said, adding the super dry conditions and the wind pushed the fire up a tree.

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