SUFFOLK, Va. — A suspect has been charged in connection with a brush fire in Suffolk that took five hours to put out on Thursday night, according to Suffolk Fire & Rescue.
The Suffolk Fire Marshals Office charged the suspect with carelessly damaging property by fire, SFR said on Friday morning.
Around 5:13 p.m., Suffolk fire officials responded to a two-alarm brush fire at Lummis Road and Copeland Road. The fire stretched around 100 acres, according to SFR.
The power sub station was not involved in the fire, but was threatened. The fire ran under high tension power lines but fire officials say they have not found any damage yet.
No injuries were reported, but two Suffolk residents were evacuated as a precaution.
Thursday night’s fire is thought to have caused a 40-acre brush fire early Friday morning, Suffolk fire officials said.
"Embers from the previous fire were picked up by the wind and crossed the plow lines established overnight," Suffolk Fire & Rescue said in a press release sent to News 3.
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