HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — Firefighters were able to bring a brush fire under control on Tuesday morning.
Smoke was visible throughout the area and on Interstate 95 from the 92 to the 94mile marker.
"The Department of Forestry will be on scene throughout the day," a Hanover Fire-EMS spokesperson wrote on Twitter. "Smoke should still be expected in the area all day."
Earlier on Tuesday, Hanover Fire-EMS contained the fire to four to five acres.
With the assistance of the Hanover Sheriff’s Office and their drone, crews said they were able to locate a deep-seated fire in the area after multiple reports of smoke.
The Virginia Department of Forestry was also on scene with heavy equipment helping to contain the fire.
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