Fire in the woods, burning 2 vehicles fills Bluffton Parkway intersection with smoke

A Bluffton brush fire made it hard for drivers to see on Bluffton Parkway Tuesday afternoon, according to Bluffton Township Fire District spokesman Capt. Lee Levesque.

The fire in the woods south of Bluffton Parkway near Buck Island Road and Ballfield Road involved two vehicles and the surrounding area, Levesque said. The fire district was called to the fire around 4:40 p.m. and “the bulk of the fire” was extinguished by about 5:40 p.m., according to a district Facebook post.

Drivers in the area were urged to use caution or take another route while the area was smoky, but visibility was back to normal shortly before 6 p.m.

Smoke had spread out to the Buckwalter Road area by about 5 p.m.

This story was originally published February 27, 2018 at 5:06 PM with the headline "Fire in the woods, burning 2 vehicles fills Bluffton Parkway intersection with smoke."