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Philadelphia Inquirer
CHRIS PALMER AND CRAIG R. MCCOY, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
POSTED: Sunday, September 27, 2015
After extensive security precautions on the first day of a papal visit that unfolded without a hitch, there was a problem after Pope Francis arrived at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on Saturday night.
A small fire broke out in an elevator shaft in the kitchen of the Wynnewood seminary around 10:47 p.m., officials said.
Francis, who was staying there for the night, was not hurt, they said. Nor was anyone else. Nor was there any significant damage.
Foul play was not suspected, they said.
Nicole Mainor, of the official information center set up for the visit, said early Sunday morning that emergency personnel were notified and firefighters from Lower Merion put the fire out by 11:03 p.m.
It was not clear how close the kitchen was to the dormitory area of the seminary in which the pope was staying. He was to spend the night in one of 45 newly renovated rooms.
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