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

DATE: THURSDAY, November 24, 1994                   TAG: 9412070056
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C10   EDITION: HOLIDAY 
SOURCE: RON BROWN
DATELINE: TROUTVILLE                                 LENGTH: Short

FIRE DAMAGES MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC

A fire Wednesday afternoon damaged most of the contents of a mobile dental clinic at Troutville Elementary School.

The fire started near electrical equipment at the rear of the clinic, which was on loan to the school from the state Health Department. The mobile unit is used to provide dental care for children whose families cannot afford to pay for it.

Penny Firestone, the firefighter in charge at the scene, said the unit's contents sustained smoke, heat and water damage. While the cause of the fire appeared to be electrical, firefighters were sifting through the rubble to determine its exact origin.

No children or school personnel were in the clinic at the time of the fire. Students were on buses leaving the school when firetrucks arrived.

by CNB