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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 13, 1993                   TAG: 9301130108
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: MERRIMAC                                LENGTH: Short

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BAD WIRING RULED CAUSE OF MOBILE HOME FIRE

A Jan. 5 mobile home fire originally investigated as a possible arson was caused by faulty electrical wiring, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. The fire broke out at about 7:50 p.m. at 1103 Arden Lane, the home of David W. Smith. No one was at home when the fire was reported. The double-wide home was not destroyed, but was so heavily burned and damaged by smoke it probably is a total loss, investigators said.

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