Furnace Blamed For Shopping Center Fire

That fire destroyed most of the Washington Square shopping center just off Highway 75 in Bartlesville.

Monday, October 20th 2008, 5:43 pm

By: News On 6

News On 6

BARTLESVILLE, OK -- Preliminary findings show a fire that destroyed a Bartlesville shopping center, likely was caused by a furnace inside one of the businesses.

That fire destroyed most of the Washington Square shopping center just off Highway 75. It displaced about a dozen businesses.

The city says insurance adjustors will make the final determination of a cause. But a business tenant says it started when they lit the furnace for the first time this fall.

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