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Fire burns 157 acres of game lands in Sullivan County

Officials say it's a "prescribed" burn.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Pa. — A brushfire is scorching more than 100 acres of game lands in Sullivan County.

But crews say it's a prescribed burn.

The Mildred Fire Company says someone traveling along Route 487 near Dushore Tuesday afternoon reported a large forest fire in the town of Ricketts.

Several fire crews were called to the scene.

But the Pennsylvania Game Commission says it's a prescribed burn and that there was no need for fire crews in Sullivan County to respond.

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