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Fire officials say a couple of New Year's Day house fires in Slidell resulted from improper fireworks disposal.
St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection battled a blaze in the garage of a home on West Forest Drive.
A second home also reportedly caught fire because of improper disposal of fireworks.
Investigators say somebody tossed firecrackers into a trash can on the back porch of a home on Wake Reserve Road, and a fire resulted around 10 a.m.
There were no injuries reported in either fire.
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