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Official: La Center outbuilding fire likely caused by smoking

By Emily Gillespie, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: February 18, 2015, 12:00am

A fire in a La Center two-story outbuilding was most likely caused by careless smoking, according to Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Curtis Eavenson.

Crews from Clark County Fire & Rescue were called to 1524 W. C Ave. at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning to find a detached garage engulfed in flames. The second story of the building was being used as a recreation room.

Firefighters knocked the blaze down in about 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading to a nearby home.

The fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damage to the structure and its contents, Eavenson said.

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