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Fire Severely Damages Germantown Flower Shop

By Steve Beck, Al Novack

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A fast-moving fire damaged a flower shop in Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.

The fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. inside the Chelten Flowers shop on E. Chelten Avenue in the city's Germantown section.

Firefighters were able to place the fire under control in under 30 minutes, but not before the fire damaged a majority of the flower shop. Fire officials say a neighboring church escaped damage.

There were no reports of any injuries.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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