Fire at Port Erie

The Erie, Pa., Times-News is reporting that a volunteer firefighter was killed today in a blaze at Port Erie Plastics Inc., an injection molder in Harborcreek, Pa. The fire started in wood and plastic pallets stacked outside the building -- not in the plant -- according to the report. The fire started about 4 p.m.

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