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4 Alarm fire keeps firefighters busy for hours

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 18, 2018

By Alex Lloyd Gross An early morning fire on the 200 block of Chestnut Street destroyed several buildings and displaced hundreds of people, including every guest at the Best Western which was next door to the fire.The fire consumed a closed restaurant and multiple apartments. When the first alarm was sounded, just after 3:30AM,  February…