Coroner pins carbon monoxide death in five from fire
Spartanburg County coroner Rusty Clevenger says a mobile home fire killed a young mother India Jones age 20 and her two children Perrin Floyd age 2 Kaitlyn Jones age 3 and Kennedy Floyd age 1 from carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters pulled some victims from the blaze but several died at the hospital. No working smoke detectors were found in the home. Investigators continue probing the blaze in the small town of about 2400 people in northwestern South Carolina.
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Regulators to Meet Duke on Oconee Power Loss During Refueling
Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Agency and Duke Energy will discuss a brief power loss at Oconee Nuclear Station during refueling. Duke says the 1.84 percent voltage drop occurred during a circuit board replacement with no danger. Regulators note potential procedure lapses and plan a January 22 meeting in Atlanta.
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Unemployed Rush to Wake Tech for New Jobs in Recession
North Carolina faces job losses as unemployment tops 7.9 percent prompting 58 community colleges including Wake Technical Community College to expand enrollments. Ray Pleasant of Apex, out of work since November, joins classes while others switch to health care fields and medical writing amid budget cuts.
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