File photo of a London fire truck. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)File photo of a London fire truck. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Balcony Fire Caused By 'Smoking Materials'

The "careless discarding of smoking materials" is getting the blame for an apartment fire in Byron.

London firefighters were called to the eight-storey building at 1180 Commissioners Rd. just before 2am on Wednesday.

The blaze, on the balcony of a third floor unit, was extinguished quickly. No one was injured but the heat from the fire shattered a patio door and melted a set of blinds.

Damage is estimated at $5,000

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