A fire in the 26800 block of 20th Avenue Saturday night, Sept. 3, took 10 91原创 Township fire trucks and 25 firefighters two and a half hours to extinguish.

Assistant fire chief Andy Hewitson said crews arrived at the scene around 7:30 p.m. to find two large piles of brush had been set on fire in apparent ignorance of the existing ban on outdoor burning.

鈥淭hey were clearing the property,鈥� Hewitson told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淭hey clearly weren鈥檛 aware of the regulations.鈥�

The fire was beginning to spread beyond the piles, Hewitson noted.

鈥淭hey did have a couple of spot fires.鈥�

Water had to be brought in by tanker truck to fight the fire.

Hewitson said the property owners will be fined.

, as the burning season has now ended.

Residents are reminded that if they see smoke or fire, including backyard burning, to note the location and report it by calling 911.

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