PHOTOS: A small tree fire in the Berkshire County City of North Adams on Saturday can probably serve as an essential lesson for Berkshire County homeowners... and really, homeowners everywhere.
The fire was caused by rubbing tree branches. This particular fire, on Church Street in North Adams, was caused by branches rubbing against the electrical wires that passed through the tree and wearing away the wire's outer casing. That eventually gave spark to the fire on Saturday. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 9:30 AM.
According to a post on the North Adams 911 Facebook page, the North Adams Fire Department was called to Church Street at around 9:20 AM for a report of a tree and wires on fire. According to the post, Church Street was temporarily blocked, and the Power Company had to cut the branches away.