`Fireworks light up skies, spark fire atop The Winner`

Embers from the fireworks that concluded Light Up Night ceremonies Thursday sparked a fire on the roof of The Winner building.

Sharon firefighters were called at 11:38 p.m. to 32 W. State St. after an employee of Rural Metro Ambulance noticed flames at the back corner of the roof along Porter Way.

``A roll of rubber roofing material, paper and debris on the roof were burning,'' said fire Capt. Thomas Ryan.

Fireworks from Light Up Night 1995 also started a small fire on the roof of the building. Little damage was done in either fire.

Firefighters said they used a fire extinguisher and a garden hose on the roof to put out the fire. Firefighters threw the burnt material off the building.

Ed Friend, the building manager, said he walked the building at about 9:45 p.m. checking for hot spots and found nothing. Friend set off the fireworks.

``Next year we are going to have a firefighter or a safety man up there or something,'' he said.

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