Fire crews battle landfill fire in Charlotte County

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Fire authorities contained a landfill fire in Charlotte County Tuesday morning.

Crews responded to a fire at a privately-owned construction debris landfill on Zemel Road around 8:15 p.m. Monday night.

A piece of construction debris caught fire, according to Charlotte County officials.

As of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday the fire was contained.

Smoke from the fire billowed along the Charlotte County and Lee County line but the fire was not considered a threat to surrounding structures.

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