UPDATE: April 2 at 6:20 p.m.
Montgomery County Fire has confirmed that two acres of property burned in an afternoon fire that took over two hours to contain.
Several residents told LEX18 they saw a fire down the hill from the campground Tuesday night.
“It was pretty crazy- it looked like hellfire," said resident Derek Friend. “It was pretty scary, (but) I didn’t think it would evolve to this though.”
Friend said he doesn’t think it was extinguished properly.
Authorities said that wind played a factor in containing the fire, which is now being handled by the Division of Forestry.
Theresa Girard says she was helped out of her camper by a neighbor.
“Everybody was coming together, no matter what,” said Girard. “The smoke was so thick.”
No injuries were caused by the fire, but one camper was destroyed.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An official with the Montgomery County Fire Department confirmed to LEX 18 that there's an active fire near Harris Hill Campground in Jeffersonville as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
This is a developing story and LEX 18 will have more information as it becomes available.
