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      • Hannibal Firefighters extinguish a fire at 208 N. Fifth St., Friday night. The house is owned by Joyce Peters, and occupied by Karen Ruble. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY
        Popping, then cracking, alert resident to fire 12:57 am

        "First, we heard popping. Then cracking. There were sparks coming out of the light in the shower area. By the time I got out the door, smoke was already coming out the back," said Maura Curry.
        Just before 6 p.m. Friday, Maura stopped by to visit Karen Ruble at her new rental house at 208 North Fifth St. Karen had decorated the little pre-Civil War era house to suit her own tastes, including the display of her own original artwork. Soon, Maura was on the sidewalk in front of the...

        Hannibal Courier - Post - Hannibal, Mo
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