Railroad Ties Catch Fire On Collier Lane

A pile of railroad ties was discovered to be on fire at around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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(Dearborn County, Ind.) - A fire forced the closure of Collier Lane in Dearborn County Tuesday morning.

A large pile of railroad ties caught fire at around 4:30 a.m., according to dispatchers.

Collier Lane was closed until about 7:00 a.m.

A cause of the fire has not been released.

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