1,000 bales of hay erupt in flames at Pa. mushroom farm

Wednesday, July 20, 2016
New Garden Township., Pa. (WPVI) -- One thousand bales of hay erupted in flames at Modern Mushroom Farms in Chester County.

The fire started around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 1300 block of Newark Road in New Garden Township.
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Fire crews from Lancaster and the State of Delaware joined forces to bring the flames under control.

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The hay bales were stacked up near a barn.
There were no reports of injuries.
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