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PLANO FIRE
- Fire officials are launching an invest- last night's' gation this morning intoTcostly fire 40mm in downtown Plano. Fire Captain Bill Gentry told channel 5 News the YMCA, a furniture store and an air condlitioning service and repair company were destroyed by the fire. Several adjacaent businesses and an office building were damaged. While firemen fought the blazes police officers were hard pressed to keep traffic moving along Avenue K -- the route of highway 5 through Plano. Several nearby towns responded to calls of assistance to help local offers with their traffic problem.