Crews battle large field fire for hours in southern Darke County

DARKE COUNTY — A large field fire in southern Darke County this afternoon has several fire departments working to contain the blaze.

The large fire was in an area off state Route 49 and Gettysburg Pitsburg Road, in the county’s Monroe Township, according to Darke County Sheriff’s police and fire radio dispatch.

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The incident was initially dispatched around 4 p.m.

WHIO viewers reported large plumes of smoke in the area and

Crews are cutting off traffic in the area and are staged in at least two locations -- on state Route 49 near the T&C Motorsports Small Engine Sales & Service, and near the Franklin Monroe School District complex that includes the elementary and high school on Oakes Road.

Crews also are staged on the east side of Arcanum as well as the west side of Laura, according to police and fire dispatch.

Crews were able to get the fire under control around 7:30 p.m.

We are working to learn more. We will update this developing report as we learn more.

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