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Crews battle flames at Hickory Twp. lumber yard

HICKORY TOWNSHIP, Pa.,None — Firefighters battled a blaze at a Lawrence County lumber yard Saturday.

Officials said a police officer spotted the fire around 5:15 p.m.  at the J.B. Mill Lumber building in Hickory Township.

The building where the flames started held a sawdust collection, and firefighters had to deal with blowing sawdust while bringing the blaze under control.

Officials said no one was working at the plant at the time of the blaze and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.