Chillicothe firefighters extinguished an unattended natural cover fire Saturday afternoon.
Chief Darrell Wright said upon arrival at the Thompson River area of West Third Street, firefighters found a trash pile that had been dumped, lit, and left to burn. The flames spread to a levee and then over to the river.
Firefighters used rakes and blowers to extinguish the blaze.
Chief Wright said the sheriff’s department was notified and an investigation was ongoing.
