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Fire wrecks business in Shamokin Township

Flames broke out at Dan Shingara Enterprises just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in Shamokin Township.

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A fire has shut down both directions of Route 61 near Shamokin.

A fire wrecked a business Wednesday in Northumberland County.

Pictures show flames shooting into the sky at Dan Shingara Enterprises, that's a contracting company along Route 61 in Shamokin Township.

Crews swarmed the area just before 10 Wednesday night.

The fire and smoke forced officials to shut down a stretch of Route 61 between Irish Valley Road and the Reading Turnpike.

The closure lasted for hours; that area is clear.

There's no word what caused the fire near Shamokin.

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