2009-09-10 / Around the County

Fire scorches three acres


GAZETTE PHOTO BY JILL BALLINGER A LATE AFTERNOON YARD CLEAN-UP ENDED WHEN A LAWN MOWER SPARKED FLAMES AND STARTED THIS THREE-ACRE BLAZE ON BRIDGEPORT DRIVE. ABOVE, FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO EXTINGUISH THE BURNING FENCE POSTS. THE FIRE BURNED GRASS AND BRUSH BUT SPARED THE HOME ON THE PROPERTY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE SAID A GOOD CLEARANCE NEAR THE TOP OF THE PROPERTY KEPT THE FIRE FROM SPREADING. GAZETTE PHOTO BY JILL BALLINGER A LATE AFTERNOON YARD CLEAN-UP ENDED WHEN A LAWN MOWER SPARKED FLAMES AND STARTED THIS THREE-ACRE BLAZE ON BRIDGEPORT DRIVE. ABOVE, FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO EXTINGUISH THE BURNING FENCE POSTS. THE FIRE BURNED GRASS AND BRUSH BUT SPARED THE HOME ON THE PROPERTY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE SAID A GOOD CLEARANCE NEAR THE TOP OF THE PROPERTY KEPT THE FIRE FROM SPREADING.

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