Firefighters tackle large brush fire in Blythe

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - A Saint Clair brush truck at the scene of a large brush fire in Blythe Township on Feb. 13, 2023.

SILVER CREEK – Parts of the Schuylkill Valley were blanketed in smoke as firefighters battled a large brush fire in the woodlands between here and Kaska Monday afternoon.

Crews were dispatched just after 1pm to the area of Tucker Hill and New Philadelphia Road in the woodlands west of Kaska.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A firefighter douses hotspots at Monday’s brush fire.

Firefighters arrived to find a large brush fire burning in the area.

Eventually, firefighters from across central Schuylkill County were brought in to battle the fire.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Brush is seen aflame along a path west of Kaska.

Crews from New Philadelphia, Kaska, Cumbola, Tuscarora, Saint Clair, Pottsville, and the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) responded to the fire.

The fire was contained and firefighters were clear by 5pm Monday.

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