Firefighters battling large wildfire in northern Franklin County
Franklin County firefighters are battling a blaze that started in a wheat field, according to dispatch reports.
The blaze began about 5:20 p.m. off of Stine Road east of Connell. When firefighters arrived they discovered about 250 acres in a wheat field burning.
It’s unclear at this point whether that wheat was still being grown or whether it had been cut down.
It has sent a large plume of smoke up in the area.
The cause of the fire is unknown.