Close Call in Leiby’s

 
By Chief Curtis Hall
May 24, 2026
 

The Township Companies and Tower 29 were sent to an inside investigation for an odor of electrical on Palm Beach Ave. E33 (with 6) and Chief 33 responded. Crews arrived to find normal conditions from the exterior and began investigating the cause. The resident had turned off a breaker in the panel box for the affected area prior to our arrival. Crews traced the incident to a phone charger cord and cube. This started a very small fire on a towel on the kitchen counter as well as some melting of an electrical outlet. Turning off the breaker, in this case, stopped the fire before things got worse. Tower 29 was placed available before arrival.