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Woman burned in apartment fire  

Jump to full article: Sioux Falls (SD) Argus-Leader, 2010-02-12
Author: John Hult * Argus Leader

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A Sioux Falls woman was taken to a Minneapolis burn unit after a smoldering cigarette ignited a fire in her apartment.

The fire began just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the upper level of a duplex at 1016 S. Norton Ave. The woman, who is in her mid-40s, fell asleep on the couch with a lit cigarette, Sioux Falls Fire Inspector John Wagner said.

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