Published: Oct 28, 2008 09:57 AM
Modified: Oct 28, 2008 09:56 AM
Smithfield - A fire damaged a home here early Tuesday morning.
Smithfield firefighters responded to a structure fire at 206 N. 4th St. shortly before 9 a.m.
Fire Chief Patrick Harris said occupants inside the home noticed smoke and fire coming through a duct after turning on the gas heat. "There is really no structural damage," he said. "The damage is primarily to the heating and cooling system."
No one was injured. "They evacuated the house and turned off the unit," Harris said.
Herald Staff Reporter Sarah McNeil can be reached at 934-2176, Ext. 129, or by e-mail at
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