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Friday, October 23, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Fatal Fire Blamed On Space Heater & Cord

COLUMBUS, OHIO (CN) - A defective space heater and electrical cord started a home fire that killed four people, their parents and grandparents claim in Franklin County Court. They sued the Ho Wah Genting companies, of Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, and Wal-Mart.

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