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Fire rips through Juniata Park businesses

A two-alarm blaze late Tuesday afternoon destroyed a pharmacy and a laundry in Juniata Park.

Heavy smoke pours out of the Pharmacy of America at Castor and Erie Avenues as Philadelphia firefighters battle to contain the blaze on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
Heavy smoke pours out of the Pharmacy of America at Castor and Erie Avenues as Philadelphia firefighters battle to contain the blaze on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
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A two-alarm blaze late Tuesday afternoon destroyed two businesses in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia, authorities said.

The fire erupted shortly after 4 p.m. at Castor and Erie Avenues, in a building that housed Pharmacy of America and Refresh Laundry.

The fire was declared under control at 4:53 p.m. The cause was still under investigation Tuesday night.