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Cigarette likely cause of fatal Yakima fire

The Columbian
Published: February 12, 2010, 12:00am

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Investigators say the fire that killed a woman in Yakima was likely started by a smoldering cigarette.

Deputy Fire Marshall Ron Melcher told KAPP-TV the fire burned for some time before someone noticed smoke coming from the house Thursday morning. The 62-year-old woman lived alone.

Firefighters found her body in the living room where she apparently had been smoking on a couch.

Damage to the house is estimated at $100,000.

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Information from: KAPP-TV, http://www.kapptv.com/

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