GILMANTON — No one was hurt when a brush fire claimed 2 acres of heavily wooded forest near Guinea Ride and Sargent roads on Sunday afternoon.

The blaze is believed to have started from an improperly extinguished fire. Firefighters were called to the scene around 2 p.m. on Aug. 10, for a report of smoke in the area of Crystal Lake.

There were no injuries, and no property damage.

Gilmanton Fire Chief Joe Hempel said the location and conditions of the fire required assistance from other fire companies.

“What you had is a very, very hot day. You had a high-class fire danger day. The fire was in a remote location in town. It took a while to access the fire, and it required a second alarm response to get the manpower to the location to extinguish.”

A high-class fire danger means wildfires

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