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Fireworks Ignited Mobile Home Fire | Charleston News
Four died in a horrific mobile home fire sparked by fireworks in Barbour County — investigators found hot pyrotechnic remnants in a trash bag on the porch. The blaze erupted on the wooden front porch, spreading rapidly to the home, which had no working smoke alarms and only one exit — the door where the fire began. Witnesses say the family was using fireworks earlier that night; some were awakened by the flames. One victim called 9-1-1, another tried to alert someone outside. As the Fourth of July nears, authorities warn: always soak fireworks before disposal — tossing hot ones in trash can…
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