![]() "The right kind of ending, that's right."įive out of 14 acres were affected on the Living Earth company's property. Seems like everything is under control there now," said Amlani. When the sun came up this morning there was relief as the fire was contained and none of the surrounding properties had any damage from flying embers. "This creates its own thermal energy and when you have low humidity and high winds you have some auto combustion or spontaneous combustion," said Richmond Fire Chief Michael Youngblood. Organic materials like mulch can generate heat that becomes trapped add to that windy, dry weather conditions and you have a perfect storm for a fire. The cause of the fire is believed to be spontaneous combustion. ![]() According to authorities, no injuries have been reported. The other problem was bringing in water since there are no hydrants nearby.įirefighters were able to keep the flames away from a line of trees and homes. They say 40 to 50 mile per hour winds were feeding the fire. At one time, 10 fire departments were battling huge flames. "I was driving by and I saw what used to be big piles of mulch out here up in a blaze really," said neighbor Clint Zuskin.Īt about 6pm, the fire erupted on the Living Earth property on Highway 90 between Pitts Road and FM 359. "Last night it was very much, too much fire and a lot of fog, you know," said neighboring store owner Amina Amlani. The fire has been under control for some time, but the windy weather has been hampering firefighters' efforts to fully extinguish it. ![]()
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