SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Fire & Rescue and police responded to a brush fire that was quickly spreading on Monday evening.
According to a fire official, firefighters responded to the 4100 block of Pruden Boulevard shortly before 4:45 p.m.
At that location, they found a "fast-moving" brush fire in a field with heavy smoke. The fire also threatened multiple structures. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., the brush fire was said to cover roughly three acres.
Multiple crews worked to put the fire out, and it was declared under control at 6:36 p.m.
The blaze damaged five acres in total.
No one was hurt.
Suffolk police were providing traffic control on Pruden Blvd. with the East and West bound lanes closed for over an hour.
The cause of the brush fire is not yet known.