House fires The owners used cardboard soaked in candle oil to start one of the fires. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Lesters were a well-known family in parts of Southern West Virginia, especially patriarch Windel Lester, who sat on the board of a local bank. He also owned a hardware store and sold mobile homes.

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