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March 30, 2017

Birds blamed for water plant fire

PEABODY, Mass. (AP) — A fire that knocked a Massachusetts city's water treatment plant out of commission has been blamed on birds.

Peabody Fire Lt. Chris Dowling tells The Salem News it appears the March 13 blaze was caused by nesting birds that chewed the insulation on an electrical wire on an exterior light fixture.


 
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