Fireworks Suspected of Causing 10-Acre Fire on SR 28

Fireworks are the alleged culprit for a wildfire sparking in Grant County Saturday morning. 

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Grant County Fire District 13 says they responded to the 1300 block of State Route 28 West at approximately 1:23 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames burning in brush on both sides of the highway, west of a nearby trailer park. 

Crews knocked down the blaze in approximately 10 minutes, but continued to monitor and mop up hot spots until about 4 a.m. 

Officials say the fire burned approximately 10 acres south of the highway and a quarter-acre north of it. They say this is a good reminder fireworks and dry vegetation don’t mix.