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Lehigh Township adopts burn ban as smoldering fire at 375 Cherryville Road continues; board okays up to $2,500 for mitigation supplies
Summary
After a deep-seated, smoldering fire on private property at 375 Cherryville Road that has resisted suppression, the Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors on March 25 adopted a burn ban and authorized up to $2,500 for Fire Company supplies to help contain the blaze.
Lehigh Township adopted Resolution 2025-3 on March 25 to continue a burn ban the manager first enacted March 23 as crews struggled to contain a smoldering fire at 375 Cherryville Road.
The Fire Company told the board the fire has been difficult to extinguish because it is deep in compacted ground; “They have already dumped 500,000 gallons of water onto the fire, but it is so deep into the ground,” Fire Company representative Rick Hildebrand said. He described steep, unstable slopes and stacked debris that prevent heavy equipment from reaching the seat of the fire.
Township Manager Alice…
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