Fatal fire linked to holiday decor
From Times Wire Reports
An extension cord overloaded with Christmas decorations may have sparked a fire that swept through four row houses in Allentown, killing five people and injuring several others, officials said.
The holiday decorations had been plugged into a power strip joined to an extension cord, said Allentown Fire Capt. Robert Scheirer.
He said the early morning fire was ruled accidental, though investigators were still trying to determine if the wiring failed, a specific ornament shorted out or if something else was involved.
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