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November 5, 2007

Albany -- An electrical short caused the fire that burned an Albany apartment building, and displaced three families.

 The fire broke out just after 5 Saturday afternoon at the Shoreham Apartments. Fire officials say the blaze started in the second floor bedroom of this quadraplex at 2204 Lionel Lane.

No one was inside the apartment when fire fighters arrived but their quick actions to stop the fire from spreading through the attic likely saved the building from sustaining further damage.

Investigators say they can not tell if it was the apartment building wiring that started the blaze, or an overload of an outlet by the tenant. 

The damage was estimated at about $100,000.

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