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Brush Fire Threatens Home
Brush Fire Threatens Home - Friday, March 13, 2009 at 4:49PM EST
Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Friday, Mar 13, 2009 @ 04:49pm EST
Porter Township, Lycoming County-
A close call Friday after a brush fire sparked up just outside Jersey Shore.
The blaze started just a few feet from a nearby house on Cement Road in Porter Township.
Firefighters say the flare up was caused by a burn barrel left unattended.
A decent-sized patch of brush was destroyed, but firefighters doused the flames before any more damage was done.
Fire Chief Brian Flook said, “The fire luckily traveled a different direction from the property. It was very close to one shed, and gaining on two others.”
A passerby saw the flames and called 911. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about 15 minutes.
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