Topton – Even though officials have continually advised residents to avoid outdoor burning – due to dry conditions this fall – some are still attempting to cheat fate.
A home on Old Colvard Road in the southwestern portion of Graham County received slight damage to some siding from a Nov. 9, early-morning brush fire that came within 50 feet of another residence. The fire had escaped from some debris burning a resident had done the day before.
The fire was reported around 4 a.m. Fire fighters with the N.C. Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Graham County Fire Department were able to control the fire after it had burned around four acres.
N.C. Forest Service Ranger Frank Cline said that apparently the wind had blown an ember into the woods, which are very dry from the small amount of rain received this fall.