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Cigarette Butts At Center Of Fire That Prompted $2M In Damages

Investigators say cigarette butts in plastic containers sparked the blaze, and 85 firefighters rescued a person and a dog while limiting injuries to one.

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A two-alarm Gaithersburg fire that amounted to roughly $2 million in damages displaced several families this week.

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WUSA9 broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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