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Show Electric Iron Causes Fire. An electric iron in the home of TT R last night caused a fire which resulted in $200 damage. Inmates of the house smelt smoke twenty minutes or more after leaving leav-ing the iron, the electric current still going go-ing through it. An investigation showed the iron to be white hot and 1 he table on which it rested was in llames. For a while it was feared the entire house would be de-j de-j .stroyed. but the fire department in a .spectacular fight against the flames managed man-aged to subdue them. |