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Five-hour four alarm blaze at Riverbridge cocoa plant
A second suspicious fire in two months ripped through Prime Sources Inc at the Riverbridge Industrial Center in Chester causing about 1 million dollars in damages. The blaze began around 2 24 a.m. and remained active through the afternoon with 300 firefighters from 12 departments including Philadelphia working to control hot spots. Investigators cited sprinkler system failures and access problems as factors. No injuries were reported.
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Daily Times
Chester
Riverbridge
Prime Sources Inc
Joseph Cliffe
Front
Lloyd Streets
Cliffe
5 K’s
Philadelphia
Richard Trout
al Hilbert
Hilbert
Trout
Delaware
Cocoa
George Lewis
Delaware County
Reynolds Metals
Delaware County Economic Development Center
Chester Fire Companies
Eddystone
Brookhaven
Garden City
Swarthmore
Media
Upland
Lennox Park
Holmes
Ridley Park
Essington