Trash fire spreads, scorches over 170 acres near Amite, chief says

July 2024 ยท 1 minute read

AMITE, La. (WVUE) - A massive brush fire west of Amite triggered a multiagency response Thursday (Aug. 24) evening.

The Chief of Tangipahoa Fire District #1 says 171 acres burnt down after someone started a trash fire near the Tangipahoa-St. Helena Parish line.

No homes were burned and no one was hurt.

The Louisiana Department of Forestry, St. Helena Fire District for Hillsdale, Roseland Fire, and Independence Fire assisted in containing the blaze.

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