FIRE STRIKES PENNSBORO EARLY WEDNESDAY

(02/27/2008)

An early morning fire at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, destroyed a home and damaged 3 other buildings. The fire broke at the intersection of Main Street and Wells Avenue about 2 a.m. this morning. Pennsboro volunteer firefighters say a family was inside their home when the fire broke. Everyone got out safely, but the blaze qucikly spread to three other structures. The Pennsboro Volunteer FIre Department says the Pennsboro city building had windows broken from the heat and the doors melted. They also say one house had the siding melted from the heat of the blaze. Around 30 firemen from three different fire departments battled the blaze. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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