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Initial reports suggest the fire may have started on the factory's ground floor where flammable materials were stored.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

His parents purchased his apartment on the ground floor of the building to allow him to live independently.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The pet shop was on the ground floor, while the two floors above were occupied by the animation and 3D gaming centre, officials said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

That might be done by filling it with debris from hospital construction and graded earth or by leveling it with parking structures that would support an elevated ground floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

He was, after all, a physician, and his building had a pharmacy on the ground floor.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson



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