A lawnmower is being blamed for a garage fire in MarLin, Norwegian Township, on Saturday afternoon.
Calls for a working garage fire went out at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, prompting a response from Seltzer Hose and several Pottsville fire companies.
According to Seltzer Hose Co. Lt. Jarrid Rothermel, a crew from Pottsville Fire Dept. was the first to arrive on the scene. Fire inside the garage caused smoke to emanate from its roof.
A riding lawnmower caught fire, which sparked other items inside the garage on Silver Ln., an alley between Beechwood Ave. and Chestnut St.
Rothermel estimates it took less than 20 minutes to douse the flames. Damage inside the garage was moderate.
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