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Sirens & Gavels archive for June 20, 2010

SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2010

Burning rodent blamed for $1m blaze

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Yakima fire officials say a rat that chewed through the electrical wiring of a jukebox is responsible for a $1 million fire that gutted the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 379.Investigators believe the rodent caught fire Wednesday morning and fled to…

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