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"Discarded cleaning rags are partially to blame for a fire that destroyed a Middletown business last month.Fire investigators said they have determined the cause of the fire at the Midwest Switchgear plant that occurred on March 28.The cause of the fire has been ruled as accidental due to spontaneous combustion due in part to poorly discarded cleaning rags stored in an improper container too close to a table storing ignitable liquids, inspectors said.Investigators returned to the scene on Friday and supervised the removal of the collapsed section of roof on the main warehouse and work area.After removal of several collapsed truss sections, investigators were able to sift through the debris and determine the cause of the fire.Damage estimates are $1.5 million to the structure and approximately $1 million to the contents.Midwest Switchgear repairs and refurbishes control transfers switches and transformers for many of the power companies in the Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania area.They are currently working out of a facility in Monroe and are planning on rebuilding in the Middletown area."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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