Pesky Brush Fires Interrupt Manchester Transfer Station Schedule

MANCHESTER CT — The residential portion of the Manchester Transfer Station was briefly closed Thursday morning because of minor brush fires.

The fire was discovered in the residential brush drop-off area at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, Public Works Director Tim Bockus said.

Bockus said the fires were small, but pesky and the transfer station was closed until noon Thursday because of lingering smoke. Firefighters went to the scene to douse the area because the fires kept flaring up, Bockus said.

The fires did not reach the landfill, he said.

The commercial side of the transfer station remained open, Bockus said.

Because it is a residential drop-off area, the fires could have begun for a variety of reasons, Bockus said.