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PHOTOS: Brush fires across the WDBJ7 viewing area
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Virginia wildfire map
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Wildfire still 0% contained in Rockbridge County
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- "Blue Team" brought in to help with brush fires burning in our area
- Barbours Creek fire now 20% contained
- UPDATED: Fire on Craig County-Alleghany County line has burned 1,000 acres
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- Cove Mountain Fire (near Acradia in Botetourt County): 57 acres burned; 19 firefighters are working the fire.
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UPDATED:
Here are the latest numbers from the US Forest Service on the brush fires in our area.
The Barbours Creek fire now covers 2685 acres and is 30% contained.
The Rich Hole fire has burned 2665 acres and is 5% contained.
And the Alleghany Tunnels fiee is 6982 acres and is 20% contained.
There are no other major fires to report.
Another update is not expected until around 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Interstate 64 in the counties of Alleghany and Rockbridge has reopened.
I-64 had been closed from Exit 29 in Alleghany County to Exit 50 in Rockbridge County because of the road's proximity to a wild fire.
Officials say they will stay continue evaluating the fire and weather situation to see if more lane closures are needed.
In Alleghany County, the Alleghany Tunnels fire is at 6,892 acres. Smoke is still visible on I-64, State Route 311, and State Route 59. Officials say the fire is 10% contained.
The Rich Hole fire, also in Alleghany County, is at 2,665 acres, and is 0% contained. Nearly 100 firefighters from across the region are battling the Rich Hole fire.
"We have no firelines made other than in the river," said Capt. Barry Hurley of the Roanoke County Fire Department. "It jumped I-64 so there's no containment right now so we're just guarding structures right now."
Firefighters are concerned about eight homes on Waterloo Drive in Rockbridge County.
The Barbours Creek fire, which is on the Craig-Alleghany County line, is still at 1,750 acres. Four homes near the Barbours Creek fire have been secured. The Barbours Creek fire is 30% contained.
The Cove Mountain fire, burning near Arcadia in Botetourt County, is at 57 acres.
According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, more than 14,000 acres are burning across the state.
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Officials tell WDBJ7's Holly Pietrzak they hope to reopen Interstate 64 around 2 p.m.
