Tupper Lake, NY - Tupper Lake pagers woke up the volunteers of this small village at 2:47 A.M. on May 8th. Franklin County 911 had received numerous calls for a working fire on Lake Simond Road. Arriving units found the rear of a garage on fire and threatening a home close by. ETA 165 and Engine 163 deployed attack lines. While members began their initial attack, a 100-lb. propane tank vented, sending a super heated flame into some nearby trees, igniting them. The fire was knocked down and placed under control by Command. Franklin County Cause and Origin were requested to the scene. Piercefield VFD stood by the Tupper Lake Station and Tupper Lake EMS was on scene. The investigation is on-going. All units were back in service at 5:42 A.M.