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Ramapo police: House fire caused by candle in menorah

Ramapo police say a fire that left a family of seven homeless for the holidays was sparked by a candle in a menorah. More than 60 firefighters worked to save the two-story home on Tauber Road Friday

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Dec 22, 2014, 5:57 PM

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