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Cigarette started fire that led to restaurant explosion in CR 

Investigators in Cedar Rapids have determined part of the cause of a fire and explosion that heavily damaged a fast-food restaurant. The explosion April 24th blew out the dining room windows and front door of a Burger King restaurant on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids.

Firefighters were just getting ready to enter the restaurant to deal with the fire when the explosion happened.

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