PEARL RIVER, La. (WGNO) — St. Tammany fire units contained a large woods fire that spread to Chris Kennedy Road in Pearl River, according to the St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 11.

The fire initially started near West Thorner Road.

It didn't start off large, but a sudden change in the wind turned what could have been a simple fire into a near life-threatening situation for Pearl River residents.

At around one o'clock, St. Tammany fire departments received the first calls.

While the fire started off small, the winds grew, blowing it towards homes near Chris Kennedy Road.

"They were able to relocate ahead of it, and they realized it was getting way too far ahead of them. At that point we had to call in additional resources. We requested several different fire departments from t

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