Fairhaven firefighters knocked down a fire believed to have spread to a home and shed from a nearby fire pit Monday afternoon.

 

The Fairhaven Fire Department received reports of black smoke billowing from an Ebony Street property just after noon.

 

Firefighters pulled up and noticed that the fire had spread across the property to include a shed filled with lawn equipment, a 20-pound propane tank, an attached deck and the home itself.

 

The resident escaped the house uninjured and firefighters were able to rescue a cat from inside.

 

The home sustained significant damage, according to the fire department, and the flames were traced back to a fire pit on the property.

 

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection generally prohibits outdoor burning statewide between Jan. 15 and May 1. Right now, Massachusetts Department of Fire Services’ Jake Wark said more than 200 cities and towns have issued their own burn bans due to the dangerously dry conditions.

 

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