Firefighters battle raging grass fire near Cobourg

There were a few tense moments in Alnwick/Haldimand Township after a grass fire raced up a hill towards a house on Sunday afternoon.

Around 3 p.m. firefighters were dispatched to the location on Northumberland Heights Road in the hamlet of Baltimore, just northeast of Cobourg.

The owner of the home said he was cutting wood at the bottom of the hill and as he took one load up the hill, he noticed the grass fire at the bottom of the hill and called 911.

At one point the owner was ready to evacuate and put his small child in his car, but the fire department knocked down the flames.

The owner suspects a spark from a chainsaw may have started the fire.

Two townships in Northumberland County have burn bans including Cramahe Township and Brighton Township due to the dry weather.

A burn ban is also in place in the City of Kawartha Lakes.