Fire officials say burn ban violation resulted in 171-acre brush fire near Amite

THAT MARGARET THANK YOU. A VIOLATION THAT LED TO DEVASTATION. FIRE OFFICIALS NEAR AMITE SAY A SMALL TRASH FIRE STARTED IN SOMEONE’S BACKYARD SPARKED A BRUSH FIRE THAT BAKED OVER 170 ACRES OF LAND. WDSU REPORTER ELI BRAND IS ON THAT SCENE OF THAT MASSIVE FIRE, JOINING US LIVE RIGHT NOW WITH REACTION FROM NEIGHBORS WHO FEARED THEY COULD LOSE THEIR HOMES. ELI. YEAH, ELIZABETH, THANKFULLY, NO DEATHS, THANKFULLY NO INJURIES. THANKFULLY NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN THIS LARGE FIRE. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, A LOT OF...