Fire damages movie theatre under construction in Seton

Posted Nov 5, 2017 10:44 pm.

Last Updated Nov 6, 2017 8:51 am.

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A fire caused significant damage at a movie theatre under construction in Seton Sunday night.

Police say the blaze happened just after 7 p.m. Sunday evening.

“Investigators won’t be able to really get in there until daylight to have a look around,” Batallion Chief Harley Spate said.

It doesn’t appear anyone was hurt in the incident but there is no word yet on what caused the fire.

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