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Cooking Oil Caused Shallow Lake Fire

Grey County OPP are saying it was french fries that started a fire in a Shallow Lake apartment building.

Emergency crews were called to a house fie on Portland Street in Shallow Lake around 9:00 yesterday morning.

They are now saying they've learned one of the tenants was cooking french fries when the oil ignited.

Both tenants were able to escape without injury.

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