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POLICE IN MORGAN COUNTY.
HE'LL BE BACK IN COURT FRIDAY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY ELECTRICAL
PROBLEMS MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A WEST
SIDE HOME AND SENT SIX MEMBERS
OF A FAMILY TO THE HOSPITAL
OVERNIGHT.
THE FIRE HAPPENED ON WEST 36TH
NEAR CROWN HILL CEMETERY.
THE FIRE STARTED AT THE HOME
ABOUT 1:40 A.M.
TWO PARENTS AND FOUR CHILDREN
RANGING IN AGE FROM 2 TO 15 WERE
ABLE TO ESCAPE.
THEY WERE TAKEN TO AREA
HOSPITALS TO BE TREATED FOR
BREATHING AND SMOKE AND MINOR
CUTS FROM ESCAPING THEIR BURNING
HOME.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE FIRE DID DO
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
THERE WAS HEAVY FIRE SHOWING.
WHEN WE ARRIVED.
WE KNOW THE DAMAGE IS PROBABLY
AROUND 75,000.
WE DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE AND WE
DON'T KNOW THE ORIGIN YET.
TWO DOGS DID DIE IN THE FIRE.
CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL BE ON THE