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Crews battling flames in Shamokin

An early morning fire damaged a building on East Commerce Street in Shamokin.

SHAMOKIN, Pa. — Flames damaged a string of apartments early Monday morning in Northumberland County.

The fire broke out just after 4 a.m. on East Commerce Street in Shamokin.

The fire chief tells us it started in a vacant apartment. The people living there moved out Sunday.

It spread to two other apartments.

One woman had to be rescued; she is expected to be okay.

Route 61 was shut down between Shamokin and Hakes Streets while crews worked.

The city fire inspector is looking for a cause here in Northumberland County.

 

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