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Cigarette Starts City Heights Apartment Fire 

Man And Dog Escape Unharmed, Cat Perishes
Jump to full article: KGTV-Ch. 10 (San Diego, CA), 2010-02-06

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A man and his dog escaped unharmed from his burning apartment in City Heights early Thursday, but his cat perished in the blaze, which was sparked by a discarded cigarette, a San Diego fire official said.

The fire broke out about 7:30 a.m. on the second floor of a two-story apartment building at 4250 Swift Ave., near El Cajon Boulevard, said Maurice Luque of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

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