LIGONIER, Pa. — A fire at a Westmoreland County diner has been ruled accidental.
Firefighters responded to Ruthie’s Diner on Lincoln Highway in Ligonier after 8 p.m. on Jan. 20, arriving to find smoke and flames shooting from the building.
According to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police, the fire started in the kitchen “at or about” a cooking appliance.
Investigators are still working to determine exactly what caused the fire, but have determined that it was accidental in nature.
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