Fire Damages Abandoned Building in Dauphin County
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY - Fire breaks out at an unoccupied building that used to be a nursing home in Lower Paxton Township.

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The blaze broke out around 4:30 p.m., with crews arriving to heavy smoke throughout the building. Firefighters remained on scene until almost 7 p.m.

The fire started in an elevator motor, Colonial Park Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas Swank says. The fire did not spread, but several floors of the building sustained minor smoke damage.

The fire is ruled accidental. Swank does not believe it is suspicious.

No one got hurt.