Residents of Heritage Hills Mobile Home Park were without water Tuesday night after a fire in a utility building.
Firefighters responded about 6:20 p.m. to a report of flames in what Pulaski Township Fire Department Chief Guy Morse called a water treatment building.
Adding to firefighters concerns was the presence of a propane storage tank behind the building, and Morse remained on site after the fire was extinguished, awaiting the arrival of a truck that would pump out the tank.
In the meantime, residents of the mobile home park were without water, and Morse contacted Lawrence County Emergency Management, which was arranging for water buffaloes to be delivered to provide drinking water.
The park manager also was arranging for water to be delivered, Morse said.
The 911 call reporting the fire came from a passer-by, whom Morse credited with helping the department knock down the flames quickly.
"The building is still standing," he said, "because of the actions initiated by that person that enabled us to get a good start on it."
"Thanks to all of them," he said, "we had ample water on scene."
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.