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Fire-gutted Arnold Bakery store to come down
A fire gutted Arnold's Bakery outlet store on Hamilton Avenue early Sunday morning, igniting two large outdoor propane tanks, which were extinguished by firefighters, fire officials said.
Firefighters responded to the blaze at 1:18 a.m. Sunday at the store located just outside the George Weston Bakeries Inc. plant, which makes Arnold products, Fire Inspector John Fronio said.
The fire began in a rear office area, and the cause is yet to be determined, Fronio said.
The combined smoke and water damage is likely irrepairable, Fronio said.
"The building is completely destroyed and will have to come down," Fronio said.
Flames pushed out parts of the store wall which helped ignite the two external propane tanks connected to the....
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Six fire departments responded to the scene at approximately 1:20 a.m. Firefighter say when they arrived, flames had already engulfed the roof.
The Greenwich fire chief says propane tanks started the fire. No one was hurt.
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