Many people took advantage of yesterday’s good weather to clear rubbish, but that may have resulted in multiple brush fires in Indiana County on Friday.
Indiana County 911 reported four brush fires starting Friday afternoon. The first was at 2:19 PM on Mulberry Road in Green Township. Commodore and Clymer fire departments were dispatched at the time, with the Cherry Tree fire department called in 13 minutes later to assist on-scene. Initial reports said that it was a wood fire that was about 50 feet away from houses and 200 feet away from a wooded area. No word yet on the cause.
At 2:42 PM, Indiana Fire Association company three was dispatched to a brush fire on Lions Health Camp Road in Armstrong Township.
Cherryhill Township fire crews were called out to Blackhawk Road for a brush fire at 3:38 PM on Black Hawk Road.
And the Marion Center fire department was called out to Rowe Road in East Mahoning Township at 11:03 PM. Plumville was also called out to assist at 11:22. Marion Center fire officials said that two separate areas were affected, one a 50 by 50 foot area, the other a 20 by 20 foot that involved a hay shed.
Details on these other incidents are not yet available.
This brings the total number of brush fires this year up to 51.
Another fire was reported early this morning. This was on Snowdrift Lane in White Township. Indiana, Black Lick, Coral-Graceton, Homer City and Aultman fire departments were called out at 1:14 this morning. Citizen’s Ambulance was also dispatched to the scene. Indiana fire officials said that the call was a false alarm at the apartment complex and all units were cancelled in short order.
