Magic trick sparks fire at Children's Museum

Investigators say the fire started in a storage room. A worker was experimenting with something called flash paper, which is used in magic tricks and creates sparks.

There were no children inside the museum at the time and no one was hurt. There is also a science exhibit inside with turtles and reptiles, but firefighters don't think any animals were hurt.

To accomodate the firefighting equipment, several lanes of Market Street were shut down at the height of rush hour.

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