Archives for: April 2010, 07
Fire under control at Morrow Mountain
April 7th, 2010Firefighters this week battled and contained a brush fire that scorched up to 100 acres at Morrow Mountain State Park in Stanly County.
The blaze broke out about 12:30 p.m. Sunday but by Tuesday afternoon firefighters were monitoring hot spots, according to WBTV in Charlotte.
The N.C. Division of Forest Resources had dozens of workers at the state park on Monday including forest rangers and burn crews.
The summit of Morrow Moutain, bridle trails and the Morrow Mountain and Mountain Loop trails remained closed as of early Wednesday.
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