Fire causes heavy damage to Durham home
Discarded smoking materials ignited a fire that heavily damaged a home on Kindlewood Drive in Durham, authorities said.
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No one was injured in the blaze, which happened about 10:30 a.m., but a cat did not survive.
Firefighters arrived to find found smoke and flames coming from the garage of the one-story structure. Durham Deputy Fire Chief Chris Iannuzzi said the fire began in the garage but caused severe heat and smoke damage throughout the home. A car was also destroyed.
"The cause of the fire was accidental and was possibly caused by improperly discarded smoking materials," Iannuzzi said in a statement.
The Red Cross was called in to assist five people who were living in the home.
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