KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County Rural Metro Fire crews responded to a small brush fire reported in the woods near the Washington Pike Target in Knox County.

According to Rural Metro, the fire began spreading in the woods on the ridge off Amber Ridge Way around noon on Friday, which is located off Washington Pike and Greenway Drive just outside Northeast Knoxville.

Rural Metro said the fire was about 200 feet in diameter. A plume of smoke could be seen rising from the ridge.

Crews said the fire was threatening a home at first, but is no longer a threat to structures.

As of 1 p.m., smoke could no longer be seen rising from the area.

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