Carelessness suspected culprit in two fires

Weather conditions yesterday were conducive to brush fires, and that’s exactly what happened in the Walhalla area.  One brush fire occurred along N. Church Street; the second was a brush fire south of the city on the Hefner Road.  The fire department is requesting that everyone be cognizant that, approaching springtime, a grass, brush, or woods fire can occur simply when someone carelessly tosses a lighted cigarette onto the ground.