West Virginia dentist to accelerate relocation in wake of fire

A West Virginia dental practice is slated to reopen at a new location in April after its original site was destroyed in a fire, The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register reported Nov. 19.

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The office of Benjamin Kocher, DDS, was one of four buildings lost in the Nov. 10 fire, which may have been caused by a space heater in a nearby apartment. 

Dr. Kocher had already planned to relocate the New Martinsville-based office to another street, but the timeline was moved up to April after the fire.

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