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UPDATE: Giles Blvd. fire causes $75,000 in damages

Fire officials in Windsor ask anyone with information about a fire at an apartment building near downtown to call Crime Stoppers.

The fire started over the noon hour on Thursday in a third-floor unit at 274 Giles Boulevard West.

No one was hurt, but the fire caused $75,000 in damage to the unit.

Windsor Fire and Rescue Services says its investigator and one from Windsor Police completed the investigation.

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