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Show Fast Action Contains Tropic Fire TROPIC Fast action on the part of neighbors and volunteer firemen prevented extensive damage In a flu fire at the E.R. Shakespear home early Sunday afternoon. The Shakespears discovered the smouldering fire about 1:30 p.m. Sunday and called a neighbor to notify the fire department. Within minutes, other neighbors arrived along with fire trucks from Tropic, Cannonville and Henrieville. The fire tested the county's central dispatch system which dispatched the fire trucks and the ambulance to the scene in a matter of minutes. The fire caused considerable smoke damage, melted plastic plumbing, and caused damage to the electrical system at the structure. |