Last Thursday, the restoration of a courthouse in Pittsboro, N.C., derailed when a fire broke out in the 1882 structure.  Today investigators announced the cause of the fire: a soldering iron, which a construction worker was using to repair the gutters of the Chatham County Courthouse.

Preservation Magazine (3/30/10)

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Other stories about the fire's aftermath:
Soldering iron sparked Chatham County Courthouse fire (News & Observer 3/30/10)
Chatham commissioners vote to rebuild courthouse (WRAL 3/31/10)

See previous stories about the fire here