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Dumpster Ignites Behind 25 Jobs Lane

Fire quickly put out.

The contents of a dumpster located in the parking lot behind 25 Jobs Lane in Southampton Village — the former site of the Parrish Art Museum — caught fire Saturday morning.

Southampton Fire Department Second Assistant Chief Chris Brenner said firefighters were called in at 10:45 a.m., and crews quickly extinguished it. They were on scene for about 15 minutes, he said.

First Assistant Chief Mike Kampf was in charge of the scene.

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The heat from the fire resulted in the dumpster's paint bubbling up, Brenner said.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

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