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Cause Under Investigation After Upstate South Carolina Fire Destroys Six Businesses

Fire investigators were working to determine the cause of a blaze that heavily damaged seven buildings and six businesses in downtown Walhalla, South Carolina, a city of about 4,100 people in the northwest corner of the state. The Main Street …

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Fire investigators were working to determine the cause of a blaze that heavily damaged seven buildings and six businesses in downtown Walhalla, South Carolina, a city of about 4,100 people in the northwest corner of the state. The Main Street …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Cause Under Investigation After Upstate South Carolina Fire Destroys Six Businesses, Fire investigators were working to determine the cause of a blaze that heavily damaged seven buildings and six businesses in downtown Walhalla, South Carolina, a city of about 4,100 people in the northwest corner of the state. The Main Street …

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