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A century-old house, high winds and 40 truckloads of firewood combined for a blaze that left a family of 10 homeless Tuesday and tested the mettle of two fire departments.

Dan and Lana Coalson were out of town when the fire began but their three teenage sons, four teenage daughters and an adult friend were inside when the fire broke out, family friend Kim Tilson said in a telephone interview.

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