Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Crews are continuing to monitor a contained fire that happened in Harbison Wednesday night.
A fire burned 2 acres off of Bob Dorn Road near the Harbison State Forest.
Samuel St. Lewis, a fire supervisor with the South Carolina Forestry Commission, has been keeping an eye on the flames.
"It's been a little while since we've had a burn of this nature. We were out here. Brought out four tractors and plowed a 15 to 35-foot fire break around the main fire last night. Had crews out here until about 3:30 in the morning," said St. Lewis.
The state forestry commission has been monitoring the fire since it broke out.
"Fuels have consumed themselves by 90 percent. We just have a lot of large, heavy stuff that's burning, putting up a little smoke. So we're just kind of checking about every two hours," explained St. Lewis.
The Columbia Fire Department has been assisting with putting out the fire as well.
With the temperature being as high as it is, the forestry commission says it can be hard to keep these fires out.
"This area of the county, we're in a dry index, what we call 502. So we're looking at at least five inches before we hit an visible soil moisture. We're extremely dry, we've gone weeks without rain," said St. Lewis.
A cause for the fire has not been determined yet but investigators are looking into the possibility fireworks sparked the flames. St. Lewis also says if you're thinking about doing a controlled burn, now is not the time.
"All costs, try to postpone it. Right now is just not the best time to be doing it. With these hundred-degree temperatures and just the dryness we've got out there, there's no necessity that it should be done now. Wait until we get some rain. Wait until the temperatures have gone down to do those burns," said St. Lewis.
While you may be wondering if this going to impact the air quality around Harbison, the South Carolina Forestry Commission says it not a concern.