RV fire damages restaurant in Downingtown

Friday, February 19, 2016
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- A restaurant in Chester County is back open after it was damaged by fire.

A recreational vehicle (RV) caught fire Thursday night in the parking lot of the Cracker Barrel on East Lancaster Avenue in Downingtown.
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The flames damaged the side of the business.

No injuries were reported.

Cracker Barrel tells Action News the RV belongs to a contractor who was doing work inside the restaurant.

Fire and health officials inspected the damage to the restaurant, which was determined to be minimal.



The business was cleared to re-open, and did so at 6 a.m., its normal opening time.

There was no word what sparked the fire in the RV.
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