The Attala County Fire Department received a call around 1:00 PM Thursday regarding a woods fire in the yard of a residence on Attala Rd. 5217 near Ethel.
The fire was started unintentionally and covered roughly a quarter of an acre, spreading into the woods. Reportedly, no structures were threatened by the blaze.
Later at about 2:30, the ACFD was called to a fire on Attala Rd. 5041. Upon arriving on scene, they found a flame spreading through a field and into the woods.
Forestry was later requested to plow a lane due to the fuel load.
