Alabama Firefighters Work To Contain Brush Fire

The fire might have been caused by someone setting off fireworks in the woods nearby.
July 7, 2006

Birmingham firefighters spent several hours Wednesday working to extinguish a brush fire about 250 yards from the Vulcan statue.

Firefighters contained the blaze to about an acre and a half, between Valley Avenue and Valley View Drive.

The preliminary investigation showed the fire might have been caused by someone setting off fireworks in the woods nearby.

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