KNOXVILLE, MD. (AP) _ THE MARYLAND STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE SAYS THE RESTORATION OF ELECTRICITY TO A WASHINGTON COUNTY HOME DID MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

THE HERALD-MAIL OF HAGERSTOWN NEWSPAPER (HTTP://BIT.LY/LMVU1Z ) REPORTS THAT AN IRON LEFT PLUGGED IN WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT FRIDAY IGNITED A FIRE AFTER POWER WAS RESTORED SATURDAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE CAUSED $31,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE TWO-STORY HOME AND ITS CONTENTS.

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