PHOTOS: Firefighters battle large brush fire for hours in Buckingham
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BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Firefighters spent hours battling a large brush fire in Buckingham County on Wednesday.
Just before 1:20 p.m., crews with the Toga Volunteer Fire Department -- as well as units from several other agencies -- were called to Woodland Church Road for report of a grass fire that was rapidly spreading into a nearby wooded area.
Photos from the scene show heavy flames and thick smoke.
April 1 brush fire on Woodland Church Road in Buckingham County. (Photo: Allen Fowler/Toga Volunteer Fire Department)
April 1 brush fire on Woodland Church Road in Buckingham County. (Photo: Allen Fowler/Toga Volunteer Fire Department)
April 1 brush fire on Woodland Church Road in Buckingham County. (Photo: Allen Fowler/Toga Volunteer Fire Department)
April 1 brush fire on Woodland Church Road in Buckingham County. (Photo: Allen Fowler/Toga Volunteer Fire Department)
April 1 brush fire on Woodland Church Road in Buckingham County. (Photo: Allen Fowler/Toga Volunteer Fire Department)
April 1 brush fire on Woodland Church Road in Buckingham County. (Photo: Allen Fowler/Toga Volunteer Fire Department)
Firefighters battled this blaze for about three hours, per officials.
