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Blaze burns 2.5 acres on May 1
Crews responded to the first wildland fire of the season Thursday, May 1, north of Batum.
ODESSA - The Odessa Fire Department responded to its first wildfire of the season on Thursday, May 1, around 4 p.m., north of Batum on Batum Road.
According to the Odessa Fire Department, the fire burned approximately 2.5 acres and was quickly contained.
The fire began when a farmer, who was spot-spraying weeds along a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) border with a Polaris Ranger, accidentally sparked the blaze.
No injuries or structure damage were reported.
"It took longer to drive out there than it did to put it out," said Roger Sebesta, fire chief for Lincoln and Adams County Fire Distric...
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