Town Sees Rash Of House Fires: Firefighters Kept Busy

March 21, 2007 North Carolina - Carrboro firefighters have battled five house fires in less than a week. The fires are not thought to be related, according to a Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department news release. Two were determined to be the result of electrical shorts, one was caused by cooking, and a fourth was the result of a faulty wood stove. One fire remains under investigation, according to the release. The rash of fires began last Wednesday, when firefighters were called to Poplar Place Apartments ...