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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.  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.   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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Kiyoshi to Re-Open After Summer Blaze

Months after a major kitchen fire, the University Boulevard bistro opens its doors.

Three months after a grease fire destroyed the interior of Kiyoshi Chinese and Japanese Bistro, the University Boulevard eatery is readying to re-open its doors. The restaurant will open to the public at 11 a.m. Oct. 4, two days after it serves a special dinner for Moon area first-responders who helped save the building when it went ablaze in June, manager Justin Zaborowski said.  Moon Township Volunteer Firefighters and Moon Police are invited to a free dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the newly renovated restaurant. “We’re inviting them as well as their families for a free dinner," Zaborowski said. “We want to say thank you for saving the restaurant.” In June, kitchen grease caught fire  and spread to the building’s roof, destroying …

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