Mulcher burns, leaks fuel and fluid in Riverside Friday
RIVERSIDE, MARYLAND
A mulcher was destroyed in a fire late Friday morning, the result of a suspected break in a hydraulic line on the machine, according to Harford County fire officials.
First responders were alerted at 9:43 a.m., and the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company and Harford County HAZMAT, along with the Maryland Department of the Environment, responded, according to Rich Gardiner, spokesperson for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.
Gardiner posted information about the call on the Association's public information page on Facebook.
No one was injured in the fire.
The mulcher was near the intersection of Route 7 and Holly Oak Circle in Riverside. Gardiner said the equipment was fully involved in flames when firefighters arrived. Route 7 was closed in the area as firefighters fought the blaze.
The HAZMAT and MDE crews supported the mitigation of the leaked fuel, oil and hydraulic fluid, according to Gardiner's Facebook post.