Fire investigators say that a misplaced hookah is to blame for a devastating Fort Collins apartment fire earlier this year. The Coloradoan reports that the May 20 fire originated in a living room at Brookview Apartments after occupants mishandled smoking materials. The early-morning fire displaced 24 people — 13 of them for an extended period of time — and caused some minor injuries.
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