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Show FIRE DAMAGES HOME. Owner Attempts to Thaw Pipe by Electricity. Elec-tricity. Special to The Tribune. Or.pEN', Dec. 27. The application of a modern meiho.j without thorough knowl-pdfr1 knowl-pdfr1 of th plan caused a fne at the home of Thomas Shipley, 272 Twenty-second Twenty-second street, this morning when he attempted at-tempted to thaw a frozfn water pipe by j means of eleetriclty. Lacking nnv other ; appliance, 'be householder attached the i topper strands to, the p!re and turned On the "juice." Before the f life hlew out the current had burned the insulation from mo?t of the wiring In the house and set fire to the woodwork. The firemen fire-men h3d the blaze out before great damage dam-age had resulted. |