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Officials investigating fire at Middletown recycling center

A Middletown fire truck was struck by a pick up truck that passed on the left Friday night near Central Avenue and University Boulevard. Paramedics were responding to a report of a man who overdosed on the railroad tracks.

A Middletown fire truck was struck by a pick up truck that passed on the left Friday night near Central Avenue and University Boulevard. Paramedics were responding to a report of a man who overdosed on the railroad tracks.
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By Ed Richter
Feb 12, 2018
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Middletown firefighters are investigating what caused a fire at a Middletown recycling center Monday afternoon.

The fire was reported about 2:30 p.m. at Cobalt, 3110 S. Verity Parkway, an electronics recycling center that is owned by Cohen USA, according to Middletown Fire Chief Paul Lolli.

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He said a shredding machine caught fire and took firefighters about an hour to put out.

Lolli said no injuries were reported at the fire, to which three engines, a ladder truck and a medic unit responded.

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Ed Richter has been a working journalist for 38 years, with the last 34 years working in various capacities covering Butler and Warren counties as a reporter and an editor. Richter covers local news and governments in Warren County focusing on Springboro, Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle and Waynesville.