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Downed Wire Causes Fire--Wipes Out 4 Stores

#147879 03/24/03 08:09 PM

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"Once the wire drops to the ground, it bounces around...Every time it strikes the ground, there's a big white flash...The building became energized...The energy was beyond the current capacity of the wires. That developed into a massive fire..."

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Downed Wire Causes Fire--Wipes Out 4 Stores	ThinkGood	03/25/03 12:09 AM
Re: Downed Wire Causes Fire--Wipes Out 4 Stores	Trumpy	03/27/03 06:39 AM
Re: Downed Wire Causes Fire--Wipes Out 4 Stores	ThinkGood	03/27/03 05:40 PM
Re: Downed Wire Causes Fire--Wipes Out 4 Stores	Trumpy	03/30/03 04:57 AM

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