Control burn spreads into pine trees near Hamlet, Hamlet NC
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Fire & ArsonA controlled burn near Springhill Church Road in Hamlet spread into nearby pine trees and crossed a county line near a driveway with an antique tractor.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond County Fire
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Transcript:
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E.com Station 400, North Carolina Forest Service.
00:03
Station 100, North Carolina Forest Service, report of a vegetation fire, vegetation fire.
00:08
Near Springhill Church Road, Hamlet.
00:11
Near Springhill Church Road, Hamlet.
00:14
Closest cross street is Hayes at Stridge Road.
00:19
Ecom Clear, 13J.
00:25
Ranger 2 will be en route.
00:30
Ranger 2 en route.
00:35
Each one of Ranger 2.
00:39
Colors, nothing, they were doing a controlled burn.
00:41
They got out of control.
00:43
Move just lay up into the pine trees.
00:46
He was able to extinguish everything on the ground; however, in the trees it is spreading.
00:53
Near Springhill Church Road, right on county line, buzzing right across the street from his driveway.
01:02
There's an antique tractor.
01:08
Ranger 2 copies.
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Location mentioned:
Springhill Church Rd, Hamlet, NC 28345
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