The state Forestry Department and the Mobile County Sheriff's Office are investigating a possible arson.
Witnesses told authorities they saw someone on a four wheeler just moments after a field caught fire today. It happened on Highway 69 in Mobile County, in the Calcedeaver Community. Officials on the scene told News 5, it started out as a small grass fire but quickly escalated into a fast moving blaze. At least 100 acres burned. If you have any information on who the suspected arsonist is, call the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.
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