Published: February 14, 2008 12:12 am
Lawn mower catches fire in garage
By Bruno Matarazzo Jr.
Staff writer
HAMILTON — A lawn mower that hadn't been used since the fall caught fire yesterday inside a public works garage at Patton Park.
Fire Chief Phil Stevens said the fire was contained to the Ferris ride-on lawn mower but caused a lot of smoke and heat damage to the two-vehicle garage.
"The smoke was so thick crews couldn't even see each other going in," the chief said. "They just kept going in until they could see."
No injures were reported from the fire, which occurred just after 2 p.m.
The chief said the fire appeared to have started around the mower's battery. He said the fire isn't suspicious.
At the time, town workers were outside clearing sidewalks.
"They weren't even in the building when it happened," Stevens said. "They came back to the building, and the park foreman (Paul Regal) could smell smoke and see it around the garage doors."
Hamilton firefighters put out the fire in less than 20 minutes.
The fire caused approximately $10,000 worth of damage to the mower and the building, Stevens said. It is being investigated by the Fire Department and the town's insurance company.
Firefighters work to put out a small fire inside a DPW garage at Patton Park that started in a lawn mower on Wednesday. Courtesy / Courtesy photo
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