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Woman injured in Kanawha County fire

WEST SIDE, W.Va. — A Kanawha County woman was taken to a Charleston hospital Tuesday afternoon following a fire near St. Albans.

Volunteer firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to nearby homes on a breezy New Year’s Eve.

Authorities said the woman suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze that took place at a house on Hill Street in the West Side community.

Officials with the Kanawha County Office of Emergency Services said volunteer fire crews did a good job keeping the flames from spreading to nearby houses.

Departments from West Side, St. Albans, Jefferson, Tornado and Lakewood were on the scene.

 





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