A weekend tire fire at Panhandle Road & Field Service near Clarendon continued to smolder Tuesday afternoon as the Enterprise went to press.
Clarendon Fire Chief Jeremy Powell said a grass fire was started accidentally Sunday afternoon while equipment was being worked on.
The fire moved into a storage area and got into a large pile of tires. Some electrical service was lost in the area as the fire took down a power pole that was near the tires on fire.
Volunteer firemen responded at 4:14 p.m. and were able to control the grass fire but were unable to extinguish the tire fire.
Students and staff at Clarendon College moved animals at the neighboring Livestock & Equine Center as a precaution.
Powell said Clarendon firemen did a burnout around the fire to remove grass so that the fire could not spread. Panhandle Road & Field personnel and the fire department monitored the fire throughout Sunday night.
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