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Careless smoking blamed for $5M apartment fire  

Jump to full article: Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press (ca), 2010-08-25
Author: Staff Writer

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A fire Tuesday afternoon in a downtown apartment complex appears to have been caused by careless disposal of smoking material, such as a match or cigarette, police said today. . . .

Early estimates had pegged damages at around $1million; those estimates are now in the vicinity of $5 million, police said.

Residents of the apartment building attached to the annex were forced to leave the building overnight.

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