GAS LEAK LIKELY CAUSED FIRE THAT DESTROYED SPENCER HOUSES

(03/07/2013)
An explosion in a Spencer house that burned the structure to the ground on Feb. 23, with another nearby dwelling also being destroyed, was likely caused by a natural gas leak.

The Times-Record/Roane County Reporter says state fire officials sorting through the debris found "a hole in the gas line behind a kitchen stove and a fitting that was loose," quoting Spencer-Roane Fire Chief Rob Miller.

Chief Miller said investigators found nothing suspicious related to the blaze.

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