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Fire claims Elmira home QUICKLY Some 30 firefighters from Elmira and Floradale responded to this blaze on Grosbeak Road in Elmira around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. A candle is the suspected cause of the fire.
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Blaze started in shed that contained flammable materials; damage tops $200K James Jackson
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ire investigators believe that a candle is the probable cause of the mid-morning fire at 19 Grosbeak Rd. in Elmira on Tuesday that re-
sulted in more then $200,000 in damage to the semi-detached house. Woolwich fire chief Rick Pedersen said the call initially came in as a shed fire around 9:45 a.m. When four Elmira
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units arrived on scene, however, they found the fire had spread to the home itself. “(We) requested Floradale to respond very shortly after, when it proceeded to get worse,” Pedersen said.
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The shed contained volatile substances such as gasoline, propane, and aerosol cans, which likely led to the fire spreading as quickly as it did, he said. Damage to the home and contents was
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pegged at $220,000. It took crews about an hour to extinguish the blaze. The attached property, 17 Grosbeak Rd., suffered only smoke
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