Burn barrel linked to 30-acre blaze near Highway 51

Smoke rises into the air as local firefighters battle a range fire that burned 30 acres of private property in the vicinity of Highway 51 on Sunday. (Photo by Sandy Billings)

A burn barrel was linked to a fire that scorched 30 acres of land and threatened homes along Highway 51 on Sunday.

The fire was reported around 12:30 p.m. at the home of Joe Cury off Friesian Drive after paper burning inside the barrel blew out and ignited dried grass on his property, said Capt. Rick VanMeer from the Mountain Home Fire Department.

The city firefighters requested help from the ...

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