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Fire in Jessup on Saturday ruled arson

Someone started the fire that destroyed three buildings in Jessup, according to a state police fire marshal.

JESSUP, Pa. — Someone set the fire that ruined three houses in Jessup on Saturday, according to a state police fire marshal.

Seven people were forced out when the fire started around 10 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of 4th Avenue in Jessup.

The blaze started in a vacant home and spread to houses on either side.

Firefighters from several companies spent hours putting out the fire.

Flames also destroyed a landmark business in Jessup early Friday morning. A place known as "The Library," a former pizza place, caught fire around 3:30 a.m. The cause of that fire has not been determined.

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