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Fire in clothes dryer contained by crews

DONEGAL TWP — A clothes dryer caught fire at the Rig 13 Alehouse on Chicora Road at 5:25 p.m. Friday.

The fire started when a worker at the restaurant was drying bar rags, according to Tom Bullman, an assistant chief with the Chicora Volunteer Fire Department.

Bullman said the fire did not spread to the building because it was well-managed by responding fire crews.

Chicora firefighters cleared the scene at 8:46 p.m. They were assisted by firefighters from Lick Hill, East Butler, Herman and Petrolia.

State police in Butler are handling an investigation of the incident.

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