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Hanukkah candle may have started Wesley Hills house fire, official says

Firefighters battle an overnight blaze that destroyed a

Photo credit: News12 | Firefighters battle an overnight blaze that destroyed a house in Wesley Hills. (Dec. 14, 2012)

An overnight fire Friday in Wesley Hills that destroyed a house and sent the homeowner and a firefighter to the hospital may have been started by a burning Hanukkah candle in the living room, officials said.

"That's what some of the residents are saying, that it was a candle, but the cause remains under investigation," Monsey Fire Chief Adam Gordon told Newsday.

The fire at 15 Judith...

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