The Peterborough Fire Department was summoned to Southfield Lane Thursday morning when a piece of heavy equipment caught fire. March 5 2020
The Peterborough Fire Department was summoned to Southfield Lane Thursday morning when a piece of heavy equipment caught fire. March 5 2020 Credit: Staff photo by Abbe Hamilton—

An excavator caught fire while it was being used to manage a burning brush pile in Peterborough Thursday morning.

The Fire Department responded to Southfield Lane at 8:59 a.m. to find the excavator fully involved, Fire Chief Ed Walker said.

Firefighters responded with an engine and a tanker and were able to control the fire in about 30 minutes, he said, and there were no injuries.