Firefighters Battle Huge Fire at Shenandoah (PA) Plant

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Fire crews responded to a huge early-morning fire at a former garment factory in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, according to reports.

The Shenandoah Sentinel reported that firefighters were called to the United Wiping Cloth factory around 4:00 a.m. A Mayday was reported transmitted on the fireground, however all personnel were accounted for, the report noted.

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