Worker at Old Mill Complex in Vernon Quickly Douses Motorcycle Fire: Police

VERNON, CT — A quick-thinking worker managed to extinguish a burning motorcycle at 200 West Main St. on Monday afternoon, police said.

It turned out to be a minor incident, police said.

The motorcycle was on a lift at the old Hockanum Mill complex being renovated by Kaplan Computers, police said. The employee took care of the fire quickly, police said.

The new complex houses a motorcycle museum.

There was no evacuation, contrary to a published report, police said.

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