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Smoking in bed sparks North Austin fire

02:00 PM CST on Sunday, February 29, 2004

KVUE News

Smoking in bed appears to the cause of a Saturday night house fire in North Central Austin.

The fire started just after 7:30 p.m. on West Crestland Drive.

Two people inside the house were sent to Brackenridge Hospital for observation. One of them was injured trying to fight the fire. Their injuries are not life threatening.

The fire caused $100,000 worth of damage.

Fire officials say there were no working smoke detectors in the house.

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