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• Officials say Cigarette to Blame in Deadly Des Moines Fire  

Jump to full article: KCRG-TV9 ABC (Cedar Rapids, IA), 2009-04-09
Author: Becky Ogann

Intro:

a man living next door passed out with a lit cigarette.

Firefighters were called to the apartment house Saturday night. Three people were taken to the hospital, including 10-year-old Czu Toffoi and her grandparents.

Czu died a day later. Her grandparents remain in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City.

Police say the neighbor passed out in his bedroom with a lit cigarette after drinking. They say the fire was an accident and no charges will be filed.

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