Several volunteer fire companies rushed to Kepner Farm Supply at 429 Maple Lane, just off Route 442, in Muncy Creek Township about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday when a fire erupted in a three-story soybean dryer, according to Muncy Area Fire Chief Scott Delany.

Smoke was pouring from the top of the structure, which resembles a silo, when firemen arrived on the scene, Delany said. “It looked a lot worse than it was,” he added.

Firefighters were able to get the fire extinguished using less than 200 gallons of water. There were no reports of injuries and damage to the dryer itself appeared to be minimal, he said, adding that the cause of the fire was undetermined.

At about the same time, city firefighters were dispatched to Frito-Lay at 220 Reach Road when a “flash fire” in one of the company’s industrial fryers took place.

It turned out that the fryer’s own fire-suppression system had already doused the flames by the time firefighters arrived on the scene, and no service was required, officials said.

Concerning another incident, city and Old Lycoming Township volunteer firefighters responded to the parking lot of McDonald’s at 1940 Lycoming Creek Road when a fire broke out in the engine compartment of a parked cargo van about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, fire officials said.

There was nothing suspicious about the fire, which spread to the cab, causing moderate damage, before it was quickly extinguished, officials said.

No one was injured.