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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Colorado Springs firefighters are investigating a suspicious fire outside a hookah lounge.
More than a dozen firefighters rushed to the strip mall on Wednesday to put out the fire and keep it from spreading.
Investigators tell KKTV-TV ( ) witnesses saw flames coming from the side of the building at the Academy Tower strip mall early Wednesday and authorities suspect arson.
The lounges sell nicotine or non-nicotine tobacco, which is smoked in a hookah, a Middle Eastern pipe with several connecting hoses so that multiple people can smoke at the same time. Opponents say the pipes can also be used for illegal drugs.
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Information from: KKTV-TV,
