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The Baton Rouge Fire Department is reporting that a building fire resulted after somebody fell asleep while smoking.
Fire crews responded around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to the blaze on Monte Sano Avenue. The firefighters contained the fire before it spread to nearby buildings.
The person in the building escaped unharmed before the firefighters arrived.
The cause of the fire was ruled accidental. Damage is estimated at $10,000.
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