CRIME & FIRE * From Staff Reports

Thirty-five volunteer firefighters spent much of Monday evening battling a wildfire that consumed more than 50 acres of hunting land in the Campbell Swamp area near Yokena, said Kelly Worthy, coordinator of Warren County Volunteer Fire Departments.

“We responded around 3 in the afternoon yesterday, and we were out there until just about 8 last night,” Worthy said. “The Mississippi Forestry Commission did some flyovers to observe and assist us.

At that time they estimated the fire had spread across 30 acres, and we were there for another two hours. There’s 80 acres of land on the property, and more than half was burned.”

Volunteers from Fisher Ferry, Culkin and LeTourneau departments helped extinguish the blaze. No structures were involved in the fire, and no injuries were reported. Worthy said the cause had not been determined, but noted “there’s mighty dry conditions out there right now, and with the winds blowing around, people don’t need to be having any outdoor fires.”

Burglary reported on Wabash Avenue

Goods valued at $3,050 were missing Monday in a house burglary reported in the 900 block of Wabash Avenue.

Vicksburg Police responded at about 1:45 p.m., after the owner found a door broken and a laptop computer, a 17-inch, flat-screen television, a Sony PlayStation 3 and three video games missing.