Wind-driven fire burns wooded area in Glasgow

A wind-driven fire burned a wooded area in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon.

The fire was reported just before 2:30 p.m. behind the Rosetree Hunt neighborhood near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and U.S. 40, according to Lawrence Tan, a spokesman for Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company.

“Firefighters arrived to find a large fire burning along the high-tension power line right of way that was rapidly spreading toward Pleasant Valley Road,” Tan said. “The steady winds of 15-20 mph with occasional strong gusts of up to 30 mph contributed to the rapid spread of the blaze.”…

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