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Cigarette was threat to historic home 

A discarded cigarette came close to making Tulsa's oldest house go up in smoke Thursday night, officials said.

Minimal damage was done to the structure - at 560 N. Maybelle Ave. in Owen Park - because a crew of firefighters happened to see smoke on their way back to their fire station, which is within sight of the structure.

The firefighters, who were returning from another fire, doused the flames before they grew large enough to cause significant damage, but for years, groups have been trying to safeguard the historical home from vandalism

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