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Updated: Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012, 2:13 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012, 2:05 PM EDT

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Firefighters said a mulch pile caught itself on fire just north of Lafayette Wednesday.

According to Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Firefighters responded to reports of a brush fire around 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at 7416 State Road 43 North.

Officials said the property owner had thrown grass cuttings into a pile and the heat made the grass combust, sparking the blaze.

A neighbor of the property called in the fire.

It took just 10 to 15 minutes for firefighters to extinguish the flames.

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