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	Following the fire report at 9.20pm on Friday, fire-fighters with 10 fire engines managed to bring it under control by 11pm. No injuries were reported.</div>
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	The convenient store&rsquo;s workers told police that the fire started on the second floor before quickly spreading, so they scrambled out of the building.&nbsp;</div>
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	Police suspected a short circuit was the cause of fire, as some witnesses claimed to hear a sound resembling an electricity transformer explosion prior to the fire.</div>

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