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Officials: Faulty plug sparks fire at 2-family home

Six people are homeless after a fire ravaged a two-family Long Branch home Saturday. Officials say the fire at 50 Sixth Ave. was started by an overheated strip plug in the upstairs apartment. Investigators

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Jan 19, 2008, 8:40 PM

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