Church Fire Contained Downtown

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The Plainfield Fire Division used its "Aerial Cat" ladder truck Tuesday morning to reach a fire that erupted in a downtown church over Casanova Pizza.

Fire Chief Frank Tidwell said the alarm came in at 10:44 a.m. Because the division had a "pre-fire" plan at the ready, firefighters entering from the Somerset Street entrance already knew the layout of the building, location of hydrants and other information to attack the blaze.

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Tidwell said there were no injuries to civilians, but one firefighter suffered an injured finger and was treated at the scene and later at the offices of the city physician.

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The Booster Mobile store had water damage and other stores had smoke damage, Tidwell said. Casanova Pizza was closed until about 1 p.m., a representative said when reached by phone.

--Bernice