Pennsylvania hospital put on lockdown after fights break out

Chambersburg (Penn.) Hospital locked down its emergency room July 17 after at least eight people receiving treatment for fights began fighting again at the hospital, according to WPMT FOX-43.

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Chambersburg police said they were already at the hospital when the fight in the emergency room broke out, because they were investigating three earlier fights. 

One person was arrested on-site and several others will likely be charged, police said.

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