Burn barrel sparks brush fire in Black Creek Twp.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - The ground is seen smoldering near a burn barrel in Rock Glen on Oct. 28, 2024.

ROCK GLEN – No injuries were reported when a burn barrel sparked a brush fire in Black Creek Township.

Nuremberg-Weston firefighters responded to Pine Street in the Rock Glen section for a reported brush fire.

Firefighters at the scene said someone had been burning with a burn barrel and that sparked a brush fire that spread into the woodlands.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Firefighters douse hotspots on the blackened ground in Black Creek Township on Oct. 28, 2024.

The fire was contained before it could spread up the mountain.

No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged.

Nuremberg-Weston Fire reminds residents to refrain from burning until weather conditions improve.

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