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Updated: 6:12 PM Feb 17, 2010
Propane Torch Starts Fire in Jackson
Firefighters are on the scene of a building that is on fire in Jackson, Ohio.
Posted: 11:34 AM Feb 17, 2010Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE 1:00 PM
JACKSON, OH (WSAZ) -- Firefighters tell us the fire was contained to two dentists' offices. A lawyer's office sustained some water damage, and a nail salon was damaged as well.
Acting fire chief David Channell says it looks like the fire started when someone was using a propane torch to defrost ice in the gutters.
ORIGINAL STORY
JACKSON, OH (WSAZ) -- Firefighters are on the scene of a building that is on fire in Jackson, Ohio.
The building is the Evans Center on Main Street. The building is home to a dozen stores. 911 dispatchers were not sure the extent of the fire.
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Posted by: charlie
on Feb 18, 2010 at 11:11 AM
oh no anonymous i am not that stupid i am in college and im pretty sure that i would not us a tourch to thaw ice.. i would have though, maybe not a good idea!
Posted by: Jackson County
on Feb 18, 2010 at 11:03 AM
(Citizen) finally somebody with some sense, Accidents are going to happen, nobody was injured. Don't place blame, who are we to judge.
Posted by: Jackson
on Feb 18, 2010 at 08:37 AM
Yeah the owner had his employee doing this, so the worker was only doing what he was told by his boss.
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