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Windsor

Windsor firefighters attend two fires in four hours

Tuesday was a busy morning for firefighters in Windsor with two fires in the city.

The first call was just before 2:30 a.m. to a vacant house on Brant Street near Glengarry Avenue.

The house is vacant, and no one was hurt, but the fire caused $20,000 in damages.

The cause wasn't determined.

The second fire was four hours later on Pierre Avenue between Wyandotte Street East and Assumption Street.

An unattended candle caused $30,000 in damages.

No one was hurt, but four people were displaced.

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