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IPSD finds Aurora fire unrelated to earlier blaze

By RICHARD JENKINS

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IRONWOOD - While there was a fire call earlier that night at the same location, the Ironwood Public Safety Department's investigation into the Feb. 21 fire that claimed the lives of three people and destroyed two downtown buildings has determined the two incidents were unrelated.

"The first call, reported at (2:34 a.m.), was a very small cooking related fire that had been completely extinguished," Ironwood Fire Marshal Brandon Snyder said in a news release Monday. "The location of the second fire, reported at (3:45 a.m.), has been determined t...

 
 
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