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Muhlenberg Twp. fire

MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. -

An overheated wood stove sparked a fire that damaged a garage in Berks County early Wednesday morning, police said.

Flames broke out around 4:30 a.m. inside the garage in the 5000 block of Mount Vernon Street in Muhlenberg Township.

No one was injured, police said.

Firefighters extinguished the fire in about 90 minutes.

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