Block heater sparks house fire in Murray


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MURRAY -- Fire heavily damaged a home in Murray Wednesday morning.

Firefighters say a block heater in a truck parked in a carport malfunctioned and started the truck on fire around 10:30 a.m.

The carport is attached to the home in the 5100 South block of Ivybrook Circle. Flames spread through the carport and into a bedroom.

A neighbor saw the flames and alerted the home's occupants. They got out of the house unhurt.

Early estimates of the damage exceed $100,000.

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