WHERE IS THAT SMOKE COMING FROM

While Vaughn’s Towing was loading up the motorcycles in Eaton Township 9-1-1 was toning out Columbia Township Firefighters after receiving calls of heavy black smoke being seen in the area of Route 82 & Station Road.

Firefighters from Columbia Station responded and discovered the source of the smoke coming from behind a house on Station Road just south of Rt. 82.

Columbia Station Fire Department Chief Ray Anthony said that a 40 or 50-year-old house on this property was torn down recently and the debris was stacked up in the back yard. The property owner started to burn a small part of the debris but that fire quickly grew as radiant heat spread across the rest of the area. Chief Anthony said that he contacted the EPA and explained the situation to them and decided to allow the property owner to let the fire burn out. “The property owner and another guy will stay with the fire until it burns out. They have equipment back there to control it but if it gets out of hand they will give us a call and we will come back. Right now everything is ok though.”