BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ/Bedford County Release) - First responders from across the region, including the Virginia Department of Forestry, are on the scene of “multiple brush fires in the same area of Montvale near Route 460,” according to Bedford County.

According to Bedford County Department of Fire & Rescue, the individual brush fires are near Villamont Road, Hogan Road, and Quartz Road. The fires are approximately 75 percent contained.

VDOT posted that on US-460 in the County of Bedford, in the vicinity of Lynn Ln; Rt. 802E/W (Bedford County), motorists can expect delays due to a brush fire. The west right lane and right shoulder are closed, as of 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Structures were initially threatened by the fires, leading to the evacuation of several homes as a precaution, accordi

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