LENOX, Mass. — Firefighters made swift work of a garage fire that could have turned into a conflagration on Friday morning. 

 

The report of smoke in the area of 5 Crystal St. came in at 10:51 a.m. According scanner reports, the owner alerted authorities that the fire was in a garage behind the home and at least 20 gallons of waste oil was on the premises. 

 

Fire Chief Chris O'Brien said the fire was brought under control and extinguished within 30 minutes. 

 

The windy conditions didn't hamper firefighters' efforts.

 

"We didn’t run into any trouble — we are experiencing oil in the runoff," said O'Brien. "I just got off phone with MassDEP, they are on their way."

 

Waste oil is highly flammable and can produce toxic fumes. Reportedly, some vehicle work had been done in the garage. 

 

The cause of the blaze is being investigated and the state Department of Environmental Protection will be assessing the runoff. 

 

There were no injuries and Lee Fire Department was called to cover the Lenox station.