Mower Goes Up in Flames

A lawn mower erupted in flames while it was being used on a Bridgehampton estate on Friday afternoon.

The Bridgehampton Fire Department responded to a reported tractor fire on a Mitchell Lane property known as Long Pond Farm at about 3 p.m. An engine and tanker truck responded, along with an ambulance crew who stood by.

Firefighters found what was believed to be a John Deere riding mower ablaze. A Southampton Town police officer tried to extinguish the fire with a hose before firefighters arrived. Chiefs used extinguishers, and firefighters then turned their hoses on it. They then dragged the charred and melted mower off the grass and away from some bushes onto the driveway, dousing it with more water.

The Southampton Town fire marshal's office was called to investigate.