Windsor Fire and Rescue pumper truck. WindsorNewsToday.ca file photo.Windsor Fire and Rescue pumper truck. WindsorNewsToday.ca file photo.
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Overheated laptop battery blamed for apartment fire

Damage is pegged at around $50,000 after a fire broke out at a west Windsor apartment building.

The Windsor Fire and Rescue Service said on Friday evening at approximately 8:30 p.m., firefighters responded to the apartment building on Donnelly Street near Mill Street after the blaze started in a fourth-floor unit.

No one was injured but a cat perished in the fire. One person is displaced.

Fire officials said the fire was caused by a laptop battery that had overheated.

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