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Woman puts lit cigarette in trash can, St. Louis apartment catches on fire

The fire has been contained, and there are no reported injuries.
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ST. LOUIS- Firefighters extinguished a fire at an apartment building after a woman accidentally placed a cigarette that was still lit into a trash can underneath the ktichen sink.

The fire was on the second floor of Maryville Gardens, a senior living center located on Nebraska Avenue, according to the St. Louis Fire Department.

St. Louis fire department assessed four patients for smoke inhalation.

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