House known as drug den
destroyed mysteriously
A house on Charleston's West Side known by neighbors as a drug denwas destroyed under mysterious circumstances , a fire investigatorsaid.
Just before 5 a.m. Tuesday, a fire was reported at 904 Mel St.,said Capt. Carl Beaver of the Charleston Fire Department FirePrevention Bureau.
The single-story, wood-frame house, which had been unoccupied forabout five years and had no utilities connected, was declared a loss,he said.
The fire appeared to start on the back porch. It could have beenaccidental, but appears to have been set intentionally, Beaver said.
The city is doing a property search in hopes …
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