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An apartment house fire in Jay has left nine people homeless.
A discarded cigarette is being blamed for it.
Firefighters responded around 12:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a building burning out of control.
Authorities say it started on a back porch on the first floor.
The building was total loss.
Nobody was hurt.
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