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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, May 8, 2008 Fridge sparks RV fire in Gold Bar By Jackson Holtz Herald Writer GOLD BAR – A refrigerator sparked a fire in a recreational vehicle this morning in Gold Bar causing about $20,000 damage, officials said. The fire was spotted just after 10 a.m. in the Gold Bar Nature Trails Camping Club in the 16400 block of May Creek Road, said Mike Makela, a fire investigator with the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s office. The blaze was quickly extinguished and nobody was hurt. The fire was ruled an accident, Makela said.

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