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outside wall behind tle stage arson. A man ‘was charged’. order. to teach pocket fires . “About 100 people were chimney’. a
area ‘and North Vancouver: with-mischief following a car: and by the'time the whole - ‘still sitting there’ as the
Fire “Department,. who are. fire in the parking lot tof the thing was over the dance cabaret prepared ‘to close

investigating the. blaze in: cabaret October 16... area had been. completely” and Staples said there was no CONTINUED ON PAGE A4

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