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Cause Determined in Durham Fire

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DURHAM — Fire investigators now know what caused afire in a Durham townhouse Wednesday.

The residents had emptied their fireplace ashes and placed them in astorage area. The ashes were apparently still smoldering.

Flames from that fire burned two firefighters in their faces, but theyare not seriously injured.

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