A vehicle and a workshop on a Hoover Road property caught fire around 5:15 PM Thursday.
The complainant, a resident of a nearby mobile home, noticed a van next to a workshop on the property was on fire and called 911. The fire quickly spread to the workshop and engulfed it.
Firefighters from the Tusculum, United, Newsmansville and Mosheim Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the scene. The Debusk Rehab Unit, EMS and Greene County Sheriff’s Department also responded.
The property owner lives in a house on the hill above the workshop. According to the report, he said he had been burning brush earlier in the day. Flames were no longer visable and he thought the fire had burned down.
The victim also owns the mobile home the complainant lives in, which sustained minor damage due to melted siding. A motorcycle owned by the complainant, which was stored in a shed close to the fire, sustained minor damage.
The workshop was valued at $75,000. The van, which had been scrapped, was valued at $500.
