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VIDEO (UPDATE): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze VIDEO (UPDATE): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze
Video (Update): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze UPDATE: Three firefighters had to be treated for heat-related injuries -- one of whom was hospitalized -- after a cigarette ignited a rapidly-spreading blaze that ripped through a townhouse complex in New Milford on Sunday. The fire rekindled hours later, requiring firefighters to return to fully douse it. The blaze -- caused by a cigarette -- broke out around 11:40 a.m. at the Canterbury Village homes just off River Road, Police Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Two firefighters were treated at the scene, while a third was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco