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Charleston mayor agrees to release sofa store fire report

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May 08, 2008

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Charleston mayor agrees to release sofa store fire report

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Charleston Mayor Joe Riley has reversed his decision to withhold a highly anticipated report on the deadly June 18 Sofa Super Store fire. The document will be released May 15, he said Tuesday at a noon press conference.

Last week, the mayor said he wanted to hold the report until two federal agencies completed their probes of the blaze.

But Riley said he changed his mind late Monday after speaking with firefighters and learning of concerns voiced by families of the fallen. Both groups wanted the report released as soon as possible, he said. Full Story

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