Cigarette Causes Theatre Fire
Fire, attributed to a smoldering cigarette, recently did damage estimated at $15,000 to the University Theatre, Berkeley, Cal., as it gutted the interior during a two-alarm fire.
Four firemen were injured as they fought the early morning blaze under direction of Chief William Meinheit. Chief Meinheit said the fire was caused from a cigarette left in the loge section, which is heavily carpeted, after the last show.
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