A brush fire got out of control and resulted in a garage catching fire in Cherryhill Township yesterday.
Indiana County 911 reported a structure fire on Metz Road in Cherryhill Township on Sunday at 12:45 PM. It brought out Cherryhill Township, Clymer, Commodore and Aultman Fire Departments along with the HAZMAT team and Citizen’s Ambulance at that time, with Clyde, Coral-Graceton, Vintondale and Homer City fire crews called in minutes to provide assistance on scene.
(Photo provided by Cherryhill Township Fire Department)
Cherryhill Township Fire Chief Jody Rainey said that the fire started in a burn barrel and it caught some leaves, and then the garage caught fire. The garage was gutted by the fire, and the contents of that garage were destroyed. A portion of the hillside was also scorched by the fire.
Cherryhill Township fire crews were called out last night at 11:47 PM for a vehicle fire in Pine Township. They assisted Pine Township firefighters and state police at that time. No details are available on that fire.
There was also another brush fire reported on Sunday, with this one on Rager Road in East Wheatfield Township. The Armagh/East Wheatfield fire department was called out at 12:33 on Sunday.
The two brush fires on Sunday bring the county’s total for the year to 45.
