By: Laura Soukkavong –
Hollis, N.H. – Firefighters prevented a brush fire from spreading to a home and detached garage on Pepperell Road Tuesday evening.
The Hollis Fire Department was dispatched around 6:46 p.m. after receiving a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived to find a brush burning near a residence and i detached three-bay garage, with flames threatening both buildings.
Firefighters deployed multiple hose lines and extinguished the fire before it reached either structure.
The Pepperell Fire Department assisted at the scene, providing a tanker to support the firefighting effort. Hollis for officials thanked the neighboring department for its help.
The department’s account did not include a cause or the size of the area burned.