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Trash Burning Teen Caused Apartment Fire In Lancaster Co. Leaving 13 Displaced, 2 Burned Trash Burning Teen Caused Apartment Fire In Lancaster Co. Leaving 13 Displaced, 2 Burned
Trash Burning Teen Caused Apartment Fire In Lancaster Co. Leaving 13 Displaced, 2 Burned A 13-year-old playing with a lit candle caused a fire that burned one firefighter and a resident, and displaced 13 people in Ephrata, according to area police. The young teen was supposedly misusing a lighter and a candle in a bedroom in the attic of the home located in the 100 block of East Locust Street on Sunday around noon. He was fueling the candle's with trash, when the teen’s fingers were burnt and the fire got away from him. The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal has indicated that the cause of the apartment building fire is Accidental Incendiary Fire which is a fire in a build…

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2 Burned, 13 Displaced In Apartment Fire In Lancaster County 2 Burned, 13 Displaced In Apartment Fire In Lancaster County
2 Burned, 13 Displaced In Apartment Fire In Lancaster County One firefighter and one resident were burned in an apartment building fire in Lancaster County, according to the Ephrata police department. Police were called to an attic fire at a three unit apartment building in the 100 block of East Locust Street located in Ephrata Borough on Sunday shortly after 12 p.m. Seven adults and six children were displaced and were assisted by the American Red Cross. Multiple fire departments assisted with extinguishing the fire. A Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal continues to investigate the cause of the fire.

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by Jillian Pikora