Saturday March 1st at 12:14 p.m. the Petersburg Fire Department was called to the scene of a grass fire in the area of what many refer to as the “snake road” east of Loretto.

The alert was made by a passerby who noticed smoke on property owned by Kory Naber.

Chief Baumgartner noting the close proximity to the Albion Fire District area (which the fire could have entered in a few minutes) immediately …