A large pile of mulch caught fire in Abington, Massachusetts, on Sunday morning.
The Abington Fire Department got multiple calls just before 7:30 a.m. about the fire at 1431 Bedford St. The pile stood roughly 50 feet tall and 200 feet wide.
Firefighters from several crews responded, including some who were off duty. The property owner wasn’t there when the fire started but showed up within the hour and used heavy machinery to break the pile apart so crews could put out the flames.
It took crews about an hour and a half to get it under control, and the fire department said no further hazards remained…