Tuesday, June 19, 2007

UPDATE 2-Nine US firefighters killed in furniture store blaze

(Reuters) - CHARLESTON, S.C., June 19 - Nine firefighters
died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and
warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night,
triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed
the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.




The warehouse was packed with furniture and the blaze
"rolled through it like a fireball" while the firefighters
tried to put it out, said Pam Blevins, secretary to the
Charleston city fire chief, Russell Thomas.


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