Crime & Safety

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Ross Township Brush Fire

The fire broke out Sunday shortly after 3 p.m.

(Editor's note: Andy Cook & Sam Cook contributed to this article)

Perrysville volunteer firefighters quickly extinguished a small brush fire in the woods between Babcock Boulevard and the 400 block of Neola Drive Sunday afternoon.

No one was hurt. Ross Township Fire Marshal John Reubi said it appears a man doing his yard work accidently dropped a lit cigarette.

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The national weather service issued a red flag fire warning as recently as Friday because of dry conditions.

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