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House Fire In Bridgeport May Have Been Intentionally Set House Fire In Bridgeport May Have Been Intentionally Set
House Fire In Bridgeport May Have Been Intentionally Set Bridgeport fire officials are working with the State Fire Marshal's lab and local detectives to determine if a house fire was set intentionally. The fire, at  1367 Reservoir Ave., which started at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, was on the outside of the building when crews arrived but threatening to spread inside the home, said Deputy Chief Ron Rolfe said. Rolfe said the department had taken samples from around the fire debris area to send to the state lab to look for accelerates after crews found evidence that suggests the fire was started on purpose. "This is a slow process and could take severa…

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by Kathy Reakes