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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 4, 1990                   TAG: 9004040595
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: MAX MEADOWS                                LENGTH: Short

CHILDREN BLAMED IN MAX MEADOWS FIRE

The Wythe County Sheriff's Department has traced a fire that destroyed a small barn in the Max Meadows area Saturday to three youngsters playing with a cigarette lighter.

Paul Howery's barn on Virginia 610 apparently caught fire shortly after 3 p.m., said Investigator Jeff Ratliff. He said his investigation led to three children - ages 5, 6 and 8 - lighting paper and throwing it into the barn.

Howery and the children's parents have reached an agreement to avoid prosecution.

- Southwest bureau 


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