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An electrical problem started a fire that caused damages totaling $175,000 at a North Lebanon Township home Thursday afternoon, a fire chief said.

The fire was sparked by the electrical wiring of a water filtering system, said Weavertown Fire Chief Donald Steiner.

The fire caused damages of $100,000 to the home at 614 E. Maple St. and $75,000 to its contents, he said. The basement sustained fire damage, and the rest of the house had heavy smoke damage. Steiner said smoke detectors in the house did not go off, possibly because of dead batteries.

Firefighters from nine fire companies were dispatched to extinguish the fire.

aggravated assault >> Julie Graham, 25, Harrisburg, was charged with having unprotected sexual intercourse with a 25-year-old Swatara Township man at his home between June 1 and 30, knowing she was HIV positive and not telling him, state police at Lickdale said Saturday. They also had sex at Graham's home in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, during that time, police said. Police said Graham also lied about her HIV status.

She was arraigned Friday before District Judge Kim Wolfe, who set her bail at $25,000, police said. In addition to aggravated assault, she was charged with sexual assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, police said.

Burglary >> Two people broke into the Schubert Best gas station, 5836 Four Point Road, in Bethel Township by throwing an object through the front door and shattering glass at 4:50 a.m. Saturday, state police at Hamburg said. The pair entered the store and took a cash register and cigarettes.

One of the burglars wore a white, hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, police said. The other wore a checkered hooded sweatshirt believed to be black and white, jeans and sneakers. The gender, height, weight and age of the burglars could not be determined. The suspect wearing the white sweatshirt fled from the store with the cash register, and the other took the cigarettes. The two split up and headed in opposite directions when they left.

Anyone with further information should call police at at 610-562-6885.

Water investigation >> Two adults and a child were displaced by a water supply line break Friday night in the first block of East Pine Street in Cleona.

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