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1. Fertilizer ignition likely caused house fire
Fire investigators “strongly suspect” a blaze Saturday that destroyed a home was caused by fertilizer spontaneously lighting up, said San Benito County Fire Department Battalion Chief Curt Itson.
The fire destroyed the Riverside Road home of John and Tammy Freitas, who’s the head supervisor at the Hollister Post Office.
The department suspects fertilizer kept in a storage shed caught fire due to a combination of heat, pressure and moisture, Itson said.
firefighters battling the blaze.
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