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MIFFLINTOWN -- A pickup truck was destroyed in a fire early Friday along eastbound Route 322 in the Lewistown Narrows, according to Juniata County dispatch. Mifflintown Hose Company No. 1 reported no injuries.
Firefighters were dispatched at 12:18 a.m. to Fermanagh Township, east of the fishing access, the fire company reported. The company said Engine 2 responded with five personnel aboard. Crews found the truck ablaze and deployed a hose line. Firefighters quickly contained the fire, the company said.
The fire temporarily closed the roadway, which reopened at 12:57 a.m., according to the company's update. In its initial closure notice, the fire company asked motorists to use caution and exercise patience in the area. Dispatch didn't know the cause and referred questions to state police.
Dispatch said Mifflintown Hose Chief Jeremy Henry commanded the response. Ten Mifflintown Hose personnel responded, along with a tanker from Friendship Fire Company, Geisinger EMS, state police and Parson's Towing.
The report didn't identify the pickup's owner or provide its make, model or year. Calls to Mifflintown Hose seeking additional information weren't returned Friday. State police at the Lewistown station in Mifflintown said they planned to issue a news release, but one wasn't available at press time.