A controlled burn lead to a brush fire late Thursday near Gilberton.
Late Thursday afternoon, a controlled burn was started by the borough of Gilberton in the area between Mahanoy Plane and Maizeville.
Around 7:00pm, emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene after embers landed on the nearby hillside causing a brush fire.
According to Gilberton Fire Marshal Barry Brassington, "We were burning the garbage from the flooding and next thing we know, the hill was on fire."
The brush fire was quickly under control but crews remained on scene to continue to put water on the garbage fire.
Fire companies from Gilberton, Mahanoy Plane, Shenandoah, Englewood, and DCNR responded to the scene.
