Fire leaves several families homeless

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Fire leaves several families homeless

By Liz Hill lhill@nbcaugusta.com

Story Published: Aug 18, 2008 at 10:09 AM EST

Story Updated: Aug 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM EST

Several families are homeless this morning after a fire burned a downtown Augusta apartment complex.

The fire happened around 8:30 Sunday night at Sunset Apartments on Essie McIntyre Boulevard.

Investigators believe the fire started in a kitchen.

Four apartments were damaged due to smoke, but no one was hurt in the fire.

Investigators are still searching for an exact cause.

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