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Posted: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 9:52AM
Cat Blamed for Rockland County Apartment Fire
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AIRMONT, N.Y. (1010 WINS/AP) -- A cat is being blamed for a fire that forced dozens of senior citizens out of their Rockland County apartments.
An 88-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation after Monday's fire in Airmont.
Airmont Fire Inspector Kim Weppler says the cat knocked two candles off a dresser. The flames caught a bed skirt and went up the wall. The fire was contained in that apartment, but several others had smoke and water damage.
The other residents, and the cat, are OK.
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