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BEIJING (AP) - The table tennis venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics caught fire Monday morning, a fire department official said.
State-run Xinhua News Agency said the fire department was "investigating the cause of the blaze, initially thought to be triggered by improper practices in the construction process." It said there were no casualties.
Xinhua said the fire at the Peking University gymnasium, which is under construction, burned for about 45 minutes.
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