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NewsNovember 24, 2016

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. -- A workshop on fire eating sparked a false fire alarm at a former church near Pittsburgh. Neighbors called 911 about 9 p.m. Monday after spotting flames inside the building in McKees Rocks. Firefighters arrived to find flames, but they weren't burning out of control. Instead, a group of 25 people was participating in a workshop, learning to perform the circus trick of fire eating...

Fire-eating workshop sparks false alarm

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. -- A workshop on fire eating sparked a false fire alarm at a former church near Pittsburgh. Neighbors called 911 about 9 p.m. Monday after spotting flames inside the building in McKees Rocks.

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Firefighters arrived to find flames, but they weren't burning out of control. Instead, a group of 25 people was participating in a workshop, learning to perform the circus trick of fire eating.

-- Associated Press

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