Franklin strip club fills with smoke after equipment malfunction

A Franklin strip club was evacuated briefly Wednesday evening after some smoke filled the building due to an equipment malfunction.

Firefighters were called at 8:46 p.m. to the New York, New York Cabaret on East Second Street after a rooftop HVAC unit malfunctioned and filled the building with smoke.

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The building was evacuated as firefighters got rid of the smoke, Fire Chief Jonathan Westendorf said.

The business reopened a short time later, he said.

There were no injuries reported, according to Westendorf.

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Ed Richter has been a working journalist for 38 years, with the last 34 years working in various capacities covering Butler and Warren counties as a reporter and an editor. Richter covers local news and governments in Warren County focusing on Springboro, Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle and Waynesville.