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Firefighters respond to brush fire

Updated: Saturday, 01 Sep 2012, 11:08 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 01 Sep 2012, 12:53 PM EDT

Posted by: Liz Reiman

KENMORE, N.Y (WIVB) - Firefighters from multiple companies responded to a large brush fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Tonawanda.

Saturday's blaze was in a location not far from a fire that broke out on Tuesday, August 21 at the Dunlop plant.

News 4 viewer Derrick Davis send us a video and photos of the fire. You can also send News 4 photos, videos or news tips with our Report It! feature on WIVB.com or on our mobile app.

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News 4's Rachel Kingston was on the scene and spoke to Assistant Chief of the River Road Fire Company, Don Abbott. He described one potentially dangerous moment, "We had a live power line that got affected, unfortunately, by it [the fire] and when it came down it caused a big risk for us. We had to get our guys pulled off for a minute there until we could get the power shut off for a safety factor. Once that was established we were able to start fighting it again."

No one was injured during the fire. The cause is still under investigation.

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