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Brush Fire Burns in Luzerne County

Brush Fire Burns in Luzerne County - Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 04:06AM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Saturday March 20 2010
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY -- The stretch of dry, milder weather has fire crews on the move across the region.

Eyewitness News found crews fighting one of those fires in Lehman Township. Flames broke out Saturday afternoon along Mountain View Drive.

The fire burned nearly 8-acres of the Garret Barr farm. It took firefighters at least 45 minutes to knock down the flames.

Investigators blame the fire on careless burning.