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Morristown neighborhood evacuated as wind fuels brush fire

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MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Morristown Police Department, Hamblen County Sheriff's Office, Morristown Fire Department, and four volunteer fire department units responded to a brush fire Wednesday night that was called in "about the size of a football field," according to the Morristown Police Department.

As of about 1:00 Thursday morning, police said all fires had been cut back, with the exception of one on the north side of the county. First responders were still on scene dealing with hot spots and live embers, hoping winds remained calm.

The police department said the fire started at approximately 10:30 p.m. Wednesday near Celeste Ave. and Ridgemont Dr.

About a dozen homes were evacuated as a precaution. Approximately 14 people who were evacuated stayed at a shelter set up by the Red Cross at Manley Baptist Church. Morristown

Officials said winds were making the fire more difficult to fight Wednesday night. Police say no structures were damaged. One volunteer firefighter received injuries that were not life threatening.

The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office asked that no one venture up the roads into the Crockett's Ridge Subdivision Wednesday, saying narrow and winding rears needed to stay clear for emergency and firefighting vehicles to maneuver through.

Nathan Waters with the Tennessee Division of Forestry said Wednesday night a crew of eight people from the division were headed to the scene from Hawkins County, along with bulldozers meant to help contain the fire.