She said within a week of the fire she had received more than 70 cards and extra calls and visits from people offering help and support.

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Last week's fire sale of Wamu likely put additional pressure on the company to find a merger partner.

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One sits underneath the cockpit in a compartment known as the forward electrical equipment bay, which was where Wednesday's malfunction occurred, and a second in the aft bay under the wings, which was the site of last week's fire in Boston.

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