
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 8, 1991                   TAG: 9103080530
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

ACCIDENT RULED IN CLINIC BLAZE

The fire that killed 20 dogs and cats, a pet rat and a boa constrictor at a Blacksburg animal clinic last weekend has been ruled accidental.

Blacksburg Police Chief Don Carey said the fire at the Companion Animal Clinic started near the building's furnace, but it was not deliberately set.

Parts of the furnace have been sent to state laboratories to determine how the blaze started.

Carey said it would take several weeks to get test results.

by CNB