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Brush fire breaks out in Nesquehoning

Fire companies from several Carbon County communities responded to a brush fire Thursday evening in Nesquehoning.

The fire was reported just before 6 p.m. at the extreme east end of East Diaz Avenue in a heavily wooded area.

Fire officials immediately called for mutual aid for brush trucks and a tanker from Jim Thorpe and Lansford. Firefighters were on scene for about one and one half hours.

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