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Mount Carmel area endures three house fires sparking heater safety push
Three recent house blazes near Mount Carmel prompted fire chiefs to urge safe space heater use and proper wiring. Jan 4 at 1042 Route 1 near Wabash County line started near a wood stove with total loss. Jan 6 at 625 E Park St Bellmont involved infrared heater with total loss. Jan 7 West Salem 5401 Highway 11 a mutual aid blaze started in wiring on the second floor. no injuries.
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Mount Carmel
Bellmont
Steve Rigg
Rigg
Wabash
Travis Thompson
Gerald Brooks
Allendale
Route 1
Wabash County
Thompson
E Park St
West Salem
Highway 11
Brooks
West Salem Fire Department