Brush fire in Chesapeake started by downed power line [Video]

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Fire Department spent Sunday afternoon fighting a brush fire caused by a downed power line.

The first call came in at 2:41 p.m. from the 2800 block of Flag Road, according to Robert Warren of the fire department. The caller said rapidly spreading flames in a field were moving dangerously close to a structure.

Firefighters arrived to find an active fire in an open field and neighboring woods. Chesapeake Fire units and the Virginia Forestry Department executed a containment strategy utilizing multiple hose lines, brush trucks and a bulldozer to cut a fire line and contain the fire.

Firefighters successfully extinguished the flames before they could damage any structures and spread deeper into the woods. The fire was marked under control at 4:10 p.m. No injuries were …