Botetourt County blaze continues to grow
June 20, 2008
Botetourt County blaze continues to grow – Roanoke.com
A forest fire in Botetourt County is growing, said Barb Walker, a public information officer with the U.S. Forest Service.
Walker said that the service on Thursday night estimated the fire, located around Stone Coal Gap on Caldwell Mountain, was burning around 100 acres. Now they believe the fire, caused by lightning, to be larger, she said.
An accurate size of the fire is unavailable until rangers survey the land by helicopter, Walker said. But the exponential growth is unexpected, she said.
