Wild fire on a windy March afternoon

All sorts of resources are being applied to a sizeable Oconee County wild fire this afternoon in the Mountain Rest area.  The fire is reported on one side of SC 28 north of the 107 juncture in the vicinity of Callas Gap.  U-S Forest Service personnel are assisting volunteer Oconee County fire fighters, and we’ve learned air support has been requested.  Public safety responders are checking to determine the likelihood that some homes on Mountain Rest Lake might be impacted by the fire spread. Both lanes of 28 at the fire scene are blocked, and motorists are requested to avoid that section of SC 28/the Highlands Highway.