A wildfire is burning Sunday on Blue Mountain near the Lehigh Gap in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, officials said.
The fire has destroyed 150 acres so far, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Conversation and Natural Resources.
The Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Company posted on Facebook that crews were dispatched to Timberline Road around 10:30 a.m. to respond to the fire on Sunday.
Hours later, fire officials said crews plan to light a fireline to burn the active fire, creating a safe barrier around homes in the area. According to the fire department, crews will be in the area from the 4500 block of Timberline Road to the 4900 block of Timberline Road during the fire. A power outage in homes in the area is possible, but unlikely, the fire brigade said.
Crews also battled the fire on Saturday, but were pulled off the mountain due to safety concerns.
Lehigh Valley Fire
Several wildfires have occurred in the Philadelphia region over the past week.
A forest fire raged in New Jersey last week Halloween night burned in Cumberland Countyand another burned in Burlington County.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
