Marsh fire near Colington held to about 40 acres

| July 5, 2012

The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Mike Smith)

A marsh fire that started overnight was covering 30 to 40 acres Thursday on an island near Colington.

North Carolina Forestry Service teams reached the scene by boat and have brought it under control by setting controlled back fires, according to Dare County Fire Marshall Steve Kovacs.

A plume of smoke could be seen from miles away. As winds blew the smoke eastward toward the ocean, the area around milepost 6 near Belk appeared to be the most affected.

A helicopter was on the way to help control the fire, Kovacs said in a statement.

No structures are threatened, and the smoke was expected to diminish by the end of the day.

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  • Nathan says:

    Stupid, foolish people.

    • on July 5, 2012 @ 4:25 pm

  • kdh resident says:

    It’s probably KDHPD’s fault somehow…..

    • on July 5, 2012 @ 8:45 pm

  • Beached Bum says:

    Fireworks maybe?

    • on July 5, 2012 @ 8:51 pm

  • Jeff says:

    Controled burns are an efficient way of quickly wraping up the fire, dictating where the fie goes and how fast it burns. We wouldn’t want it to sit and smolder for days now would we? Nathan is obviously misinformed about wildfire and control tactics. Please stay inside your home where you’ll be safe.

    • on July 6, 2012 @ 8:15 am

  • PS in KDH says:

    Jeff, you missed Nathan’s point. He was talking about the people that started the fire, not the firefighter or the manner in which the fire is being fought (control burn).

    • on July 9, 2012 @ 3:22 pm

  • Jeff says:

    Has anyone looked into the possibilties of the missing woman from ashland being there? (where the fires were?) Seems suspicious to me.

    • on July 11, 2012 @ 6:26 pm

  • Rob Morris says:

    You can only get there by boat.

    • on July 11, 2012 @ 7:05 pm

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