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| A Wednesday evening brush fire at the edge of Marion city limit brought out firefighters for the fifth time in as many days. |
The blaze appeared to have started at a large brush pile at the edge of a vacant wooded area between Ky. 120 and Old Shady Grove Road. The fire was at the edge of Marion's city limit. Both Crittenden and Marion volunteer fire departments responded just before 7 p.m., to get the flames under control, despite gusting winds that blew embers through the thick brush.
No one was injured and no structures appeared to have been in danger.
Red flag warnings have been issued all week because of dry air and foliage during Kentucky's spring fire hazard season. Until April 30, it is illegal to burn within 150 feet of wood- or brushlands during the daylight hours between 6 a.m., and 6 p.m.
Rains are predicted overnight and into Thursday, which should close the 3.5-inch shortfall in normal precipitation at this time of the year.
