Near Montebello
Nelson County, Virginia
"Cellar Mountain #Wildfire " NOT contained. ~150 acres burned so far in @AugustaCountyVA : https://t.co/rfRVo3NjdM pic.twitter.com/6doSeiRVrF
— Channing Frampton (@WHSVChanning) March 18, 2016
Original post from 4:54 PM – 3.17.16
BRL has learned of a wildfire is underway in the mountains near the St. Mary’s Wilderness area. Many reports put it on the Augusta side, but Carole Painter that sent us the photo above said it looks like “it’s between Lofton and Montebello heading down the Nelson County side.” as well.
BRL has confirmed with the Virginia Department of Forestry in Charlotteville that the fire is not a controlled or prescribed burn and is on US Forestry property.
According to WHSV in Harrisonburg:
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Wildfire-fighting units and aircraft with the U.S. Forest Service and local firefighters and rescuers went to a forest fire in the Saint Mary’s Wilderness inside the George Washington National Forest.
The fire was called in around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The site appeared to be near the up-slope end of the mountainous St. Mary’s Road, perhaps a mile or two north of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Bald Mountain Overlook [ map ]. The fire area was around four miles west of Sherando Lake Recreation Area and about seven miles west of the Wintergreen Resort.”
Above The Cheese Shop in Augusta County shared these photos to Facebook.
More as we kknow.
