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Race day fire cause

INVESTIGATORS have blamed an electrical fault for the fire which left Sandown Racecourse grandstand cordoned off for the Guineas race day.
The blaze broke out about 11.30am on 12 November and has now been deemed non-suspicious.
Flames damaged a small section of the grandstand, which was cordoned off during the Guineas race day on Saturday 15 November.

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