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April 27, 2006

14 homeless after Cranston fire

CRANSTON _ Fourteen residents of a three-story apartment house at 157 Smith St. are without a home today, after a basement fire last night, said Assistant Fire Chief James B. Gumbley. No one was injured.

The fire was reported at about 10:20 p.m., and firefighters were able to keep the fire confined to the basement, Gumbley said. The Red Cross is providing shelter to the former residents of the six-unit building.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation yesterday afternoon, Gumbley said. Damage was estimated at about $75,000.

-- Journal staff writer Zachary R. Mider

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