Wildfire Burns 1.5 Acres In Walnut Hill

March 8, 2016

Firefighters battled a wildland fire in Walnut Hill Tuesday afternoon. The fire burned over about an acre and a half near the dead end of Juniper Street. It burned near several homes, a church and cemetery, but no structures were threatened by the blaze.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. There were no injuries reported.

The Walnut Hill, McDavid and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Florida Division of Forestry responded to the fire. Forestry used a bulldozer to create a line around the fire.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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