A preliminary investigation showed that the fire started from embers from a garbage burn barrel used the night before. Clinton County has been under a burn ban since March 10. Residents are ...

One of the fires yesterday started when a burn barrel fire spread uncontrollably ... related to burning in these conditions well into the night, up until 1:30 this morning.

Fire officials were told the incident occurred as a result of a burn barrel not being watched. Emergency crew assignments included fire suppression to stop the flames from spreading to other ...