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Fires Destroy Home and
Damage Building in Marion
Oakland Family Loses Home

From the Oct. 7, 2020 issue of The Journal
By Richard Harris
   A Marion County family is dealing with losing their home to a fire last Saturday night.
   Single mother Elizabeth Salazar and her four children were not hurt, but lost their home on Sunnyside Drive, as well as their possessions.
   "My house caught fire around 1 a.m. and we lost everything," said Salazar. "We may have lost everything, but we still have each other."
   The Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, the Brown Springs ...
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Buena Vista building sustains significant damage from fire

From the Oct. 7, 2020 issue of The Journal
   The old Laundromat on McDuffie Street behind the Buena Vista Post Office suffered major damage due to a fire last Thursday night.
   The Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the structure fire at ...
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