Candle blamed for Bristol VA house fire

After an investigation by the Bristol, Virginia Fire Department, Fire Chief Mike Armstrong says that it was determined the house fire on Clark St. Saturday was due to candles being used too close to combustible material, according to Fire Chief Mike Armstrong. That call came in around 9:30 p.m. and firefighters located and extinguished a fire on the home’s lower floor. No one was injured and 2 dogs and several cats were rescued from the residence.