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Jump to full article: XETV-TV FOX 6 (San Diego, CA), 2009-09-28
Intro: A dropped cigarette apparently sparked a fire that engulfed a mobile home at an East County trailer park over the weekend, killing a woman inside, authorities reported on Monday.
Karen Hunter, 64, died Sunday evening as flames spread through her residence at the El Capitan Mobile Home Park . . .
Investigators determined that "smoking materials" -- likely a dropped cigarette -- ignited a living-room couch, Zech said. Hunter's friends and neighbors told authorities she was a smoker.
The fire, which also killed Hunter's four pet birds, caused an estimated $75,000 damage to the trailer and its contents.
The woman's cat was missing following the blaze, according to Zech.
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