Wildfire Burns Portion Of Walnut Hill Cotton Field

December 2, 2013

A wildfire burned through a portion of an unpicked Walnut Hill cotton field Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported near the intersection of  Highway 164 and North Highway 99 about 12:40 p.m.

Firefighters from the Walnut Hill, McDavid and Century stations Escambia Fire Rescue battled the blaze, along with the Florida Forest Service.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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2 Responses to “Wildfire Burns Portion Of Walnut Hill Cotton Field”

  1. stewart woodfin on December 4th, 2013 8:35 am

    I am sorry for this farmer maybye the lord willl come through this with him.The farmer was a good farmer he can grow really pretty cotton i like to.
    lookat his cotton when i ride by on my bike every day.

  2. troubled on December 2nd, 2013 4:20 am

    I am sorry for the farmer losing his crop. I hope his insurance kicks in and takes care of him.