Dismal Swamp Fire Finally Contained
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Updated: 9:28 AM Aug 27, 2008
Dismal Swamp Fire Finally Contained
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP)
Officials say the nearly 5,000-acre wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk is contained but it continues to smolder in spots.
Posted: 7:12 PM Aug 26, 2008
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Officials say the nearly 5,000-acre wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk is contained but it continues to smolder in spots.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says has been declared 100 percent contained. It began June 9 with some logging equipment.

Smoke still is visible in the area and may be noticeable in Hampton Roads, depending on the wind direction.

Officials say there are 18 firefighters on the scene. That is down from 450 at the height of the fire.

The refuge covers 110,000 acres in Virginia and North Carolina.

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