Mulch Catches Fire At Vernon Bank Drive-Through

VERNON, CT — A batch of decorative mulch caught fire a bank's drive-through lanes in Vernon on Thursday afternoon.

The fire broke out at about 3:10 at the drive-through lanes at the 6 Pitkin Road United Bank branch, police said.

It was all but out when emergency crews arrived, police said, but it created quite a stir nevertheless and firefighters stayed around for a while to make sure the fire didn't start back up.

It was the second bizarre incident at a United Bank Branch in less than two weeks. On July 14, the inner section of the roof over the bank drive-through area at the Downtown Rockville branch collapsed.

Age was a factor, according to a preliminary report.

Both lanes were initially covered in a pile of rubble and the lanes are closed indefinitely. See the story here.