Part of a boardwalk damaged by brush fire in Sturgeon City

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services personnel put out a brush fire that damaged a part of a boardwalk at Sturgeon City Environmental Education Center on Saturday.

Crews responded to a brush fire at Sturgeon City, 50 Court Street at approximately 2:45 p.m. and found a large portion of the wetlands on fire and part of the boardwalk was damaged by the flames, Jacksonville Public Safety said on Facebook.

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The scene was cleared by 4:51 p.m. and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.