Upshur County Extends Burn Ban; Residents View Damage

GILMER — Upshur County’s burn ban will be in effect for 90 additional days. That’s according to KETK. commissioners on Thursday approved extending the burn ban for the designated time. It was set to end on Sept. 19, but after several fires damaged areas of Diana, Union Hill, Harmony and East Mountain, commissioners opted unanimously to extend the ban. Some residents are assessing the damage to their property after a wildfire forced their evacuation Tuesday afternoon. The fire burned a dozen houses and up to 350 acres of land. After returning Wednesday, one family was amazed to see the fire spared their trailer house, while their neighbor’s back yard and wood houses burned to the ground.