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Crews battle brush fire in Lockland

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Fire crews have responded to a brush fire in Lockland.

It happened early Thursday morning in the 600 block of Shepherd Drive near a recycling center.

According to police, the fire originated from a pile of paper behind a building.

Firefighters are taking precautionary measures to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures.

FOX19 crews are at the scene and we will update this information as we learn more.

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