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Firefighters responded at 4:19 p.m. Friday, June 28, to a fire that burned a carport and maintenance room at the Foster apartment complex, 5351 Poplar St. Battalion Chief Eli Harris said, based on witness statements, that the fire started from a spark from a grinder igniting sawdust. Damage was estimated at $15,000. The property is owned by Wendell Trimble.