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HANOVER, N.H. -

Members of a Dartmouth sorority are looking for temporary lodging after fire damaged their house.

Fire crews responded Saturday night to an alarm at the Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority.  Officials say the rapidly moving fire started on the second floor and was spreading to the third, but that they were able to bring it under control.  The house received moderate damage, but there were no injuries.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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