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June 3, 2016

Pencil sharpener sparks school fire

UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) — Fire officials say a pencil left inside a running electric pencil sharpener sparked a fire at a New Jersey elementary school.

North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Michael Cranwell tells NJ.com the fire was reported around 7:20 a.m. Thursday in a room in Washington Elementary School in Union City.


 
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