MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — As hot, dry weather continues across central Pennsylvania, more communities in our area are banning open burning and, in some cases, fireworks as Independence Day is just days away.
Middletown Borough in Dauphin County enacted a ban on outdoor burning and fireworks effective July 2 “until sufficient rainfall occurs to abate the hazardous conditions.”
“The use of consumer fireworks, open burning, and outdoor sources of ignition significantly increase the probability of accidental fires that could endanger public health, safety, property, and strain local emergency responders,” the order, signed by Mayor Angela Lloyd, said…