Fire burns 15 acres of pasture, into woods in community near Tuscumbia

Logan Sparkman
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LIGON SPRINGS, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) says multiple agencies responded to a fire that burned pasture land in the Ligon Springs community near Tuscumbia.

The fire was reported at around 12:16 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the AFC website.

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Terry Ezzell, the Northwest Regional Forester with AFC, said the fire burned 15 acres of pasture land and spread a little bit into the woods off Ligon Springs Road.

AFC is no longer at the scene of the fire, as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, but numerous fire departments are still out making sure the fire doesn’t spread.

The AFC current wildfire map shows another fire in Franklin County off of Wilson West Road burned 24 acres, but has been contained.

The commission has resources on its website if you want to report a wildfire in your area or view active wildfires in the state.

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