Power lines cause small brush fire

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RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) – Dispatchers say power lines are behind a small brush fire earlier today.

Around 11:30 a.m., dispatchers sent Coal City and Sophia City fire departments to a brush fire on Epperly Road. The Department of Forestry also responded. There were no injuries as a result of the blaze.

Firefighters cleared the scene at 12:57 p.m.

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