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Heather Graham's Apartment Caught Fire From Lit Candles In Bathroom
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jan 13, 2013
Modified Jan 14, 2013
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jan 13, 2013
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We've all been there: you need to pop out of your place to grab some more matchsticks for the Five Alarm Fondue boiling over in your Crock Pot (Flavor Comes From Danger™). Or you need to run down to the bodega for a pint of chocolate peanut butter Haagen-Daz because it pairs perfectly with the Realistic Oily Rag Candle you lit for a cozy evening indoors. Last night it appears a fire started in Heather Graham's apartment after lit candles near her bathtub ignited clothing.
The Post reports that the fire started around 10 p.m. in Graham's 12th floor home at East 13th Street and Broadway and took around 45 minutes to extinguish. 45 minutes is also the average amount of time that moviegoers sat will sit through Graham's newest project, Shoedog, in which "a drifter named Constantine returns to his hometown of Washington, D.C. and becomes a driver in a dual liquor store robbery." She's also appearing in The Hangover III, which means that the third movie will restore the integrity of the franchise.
If you need a non-flammable way to freshen up the bathroom we recommend using these fancy French drops that are used after "vigorous activity."
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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