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Hopewell fire marshal: Discarded fireworks caused soccer complex concession stand to burn
HOPEWELL – Discarded fireworks are believed to have set off last weekend’s blaze that almost destroyed the concession stand at a city soccer complex. According to a statement from the city, an investigation into the cause of the cause of the late-night July 14 fire found used fireworks material tossed near the stand at the Atwater Soccer Complex in northwestern Hopewell.
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