Great Dismal Swamp wildfire still burning after more than 2 months

The stubborn wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge began in the usual way, with a bolt out of the blue.

From that spark in Virginia's Tidewater area on Aug. 4, the blaze has grown into the largest ever at the refuge, burning more than 6,300 acres. It is on pace to be the longest-burning fire since the swamp was designated as a refuge in 1974.

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Sandhya Somashekhar 07 Oct, 2011


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