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Fruitvale Duplex Fire Damage Estimated At $100,000

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Aug 7, 2008 9:22 am US/Mountain

Fruitvale Duplex Fire Damage Estimated At $100,000

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) ―

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A blaze that heavily damaged a Fruitvale duplex is being blamed on a 5-year-old boy who authorities say set a bed on fire.

Four children, including the young boy, escaped injury after the fire broke out about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. A fifth child was already outside.

Their mother was not home at the time.

The fire was contained to a bedroom, but the rest of the unit sustained significant heat and smoke damage. Grand Junction Fire Department spokesman Mike Page says damage to the unit and its contents is estimated at $100,000.

The American Red Cross has placed the Guerrero family in a hotel for three days. Relatives and neighbors say also say they plan to help the family.

Fourteen-year-old Alondra Guerrero says the family now has nothing.