Crews respond to 10-acre brushfire in Hillsville Sunday Crews extinguish a brushfire near Hillsville on Sunday. (Source: Galax Fire Department) By Eddie Callahan | March 7, 2021 at 11:07 PM EST - Updated March 7 at 11:07 PM
HILLSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A stretch of land measuring approximately 10 acres at 7908 Poplar Camp Road in Hillsville was hit by a brushfire Sunday.
According to the Hillsville Fire Department, crews responded at around 2:45 p.m. and found the fire progressively moving. They immediately started to suppress the flames and cut a fire line around the line of fire and surrounding structures.
Assistance for additional crew and tanker operations was requested from the Laurel Fork Fire Department, Galax Fire Department, Barren Springs Fire Department, and the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Three cats dead, woman hurt in Galax mobile home fire
The home was completely destroyed in the blaze
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Galax house fire (Galax Fire Department)
GALAX, Va. – A woman is hurt and three cats are dead after a fire in Galax on Thursday morning.
At about 8:25 a.m, firefighters responded to 14 City View Trailer Park to find a mobile home on fire.
The two people who lived in the home were returning home from work when they discovered the fire, called 911 and attempted to save their three cats inside, according to the Galax Fire Department.
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Fire at a Galax mobile home on Feb. 11, 2021.
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‘It’s nice to know that people do think about him and sending their well wishes,’ his mom says
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GALAX, Va. – A nine-year-old Galax boy is facing the fight of his life as he battles leukemia for the second time.
“Mighty Max,” as he is affectionately known, was re-diagnosed with cancer in late-December, his mom says. He was first diagnosed at age four.
“He’s doing seemingly better in the beginning than he did the first time,” said his mom Emily Brown.