Flames spread across more than 200 acres in Southern Wise County on Monday, threatening homes, farm buildings and livestock. Officials say they believe a lit cigarette may have sparked the fire but still need to investigate.
Dry weather and gusty winds helped fuel a grass fire that grew Monday to roughly 200 acres in Wise County.
It started on County Road 4698, a very rural area with a lot of farmland and homes scattered apart. The priority right now is to put out the hot spots before the wind picks up Tuesday. Dozers worked quickly to dig fire lines to contain the spread. One man even used his feet to try and stomp out the flames that had jumped a road."You could see it from way over there. And I was like there’s something on fire around here. So we got closer and it was right across the street," he said.And in the air, planes with the U.S. Forestry Service made several trips to drop water and fire retardant from above.
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