Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out Near Old Moon Middle School
A minor fire was reported on the Moon Area School District campus.
A minor fire ignited this afternoon near the former Moon Area Middle School.
Fire Chief John Scott said no one was injured as a result of the blaze, which was contained to a Dumpster at the site of the vacant building.
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Scott just before 3 p.m. said Moon firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze. A cause has not been determined.
The building was closed earlier this year for the re-opening of the district's renovated middle school, which is located in the district's former high school.
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The building is slated to be demolished in the coming weeks, said district spokeswoman Megan Edwards.
Thanks to reader Patrick Crago for submitting photos of the fire.
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