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SUFFOLK – Suffolk Fire & Rescue (SFR) responded for a reported brush fire in the area of Route 58/Portsmouth Blvd. at the Downtown exit.  Emergency Communications dispatched the incident at 3:13 a.m.

Engine 3 located a fire in the 100 Block of Bob Foeller Drive at 3:26 a.m. by identifying smoke and fire visible from the top the landfill. The fire was not threatening any structures.  The location of the fire was remote and in an area away from a water supply. Due to the lack of a water supply at the top of the landfill and the amount of work required to place hose lines into service, a second alarm was declared. Crews established a water supply at the base of the landfill and shuttled water to the top of the landfill.  SFR coordinated and worked with crews from the landfill to suppress all active fire. The fire was placed under control at 9:32 a.m. The fire was deep seated and residual smoke maybe visible for several hours. No injuries are reported.  SFR crews cleared the scene at 9:52 a.m.

The cause and origin of the fire is not known at this time, but remains under investigation.  There is no threat to any structures and the area of the fire is being monitored as SFR crews begin to clear the scene by the property’s management.  Smoke may be visible to motorist traveling Rt. 58 (Portsmouth Blvd.) near the Downtown Suffolk exit for several hours yet there in no threat to the community. Forty-five firefighters worked this incident.