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FIRE DOES HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOME NEAR BETHEL

(Wayne County, IN)--For the second night in a row, there was a large fire in Wayne County overnight.  This one broke out at around 10:30 Tuesday night at a home on State Road 227 about halfway between Whitewater and Bethel.  Scanner traffic indicated that the occupants were able to get out of the house and that the roof was on fire when firefighters arrived.  State Road 227 was closed as multiple agencies arrived.  By 4 o’clock Wdnesday morning, companies had cleared the scene and 227 had reopened.  There’s no word yet on what started the fire or the extent of the damage.