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Fire crews wait for rain to fully contain English Mountain fire

No homes are currently threatened by the fire. As of noon Wednesday, the fire remains at 70 percent containment. 

UPDATE Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture said the fire on English Mountain remains at 70 percent containment and hasn't grown since yesterday.

A crew of 17 people are monitoring and keeping the fire from spreading, but the department said the fire likely won't be safely 100 percent contained until a saturating rain falls. Crews will continue to stay at the scene until rain arrives.

Cloudy and rainy conditions are expected to roll into the area tonight and tomorrow as the tropical moisture streams from Harvey arrive.

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UPDATE Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at 12:21 p.m.: The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has said the fire on English Mountain is affecting 220 acres with 70 percent containment.

As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, crews said no homes were threatened.

Water drops from helicopters are expected Tuesday afternoon. The drops will focus on cooling the most active parts of the fire line, as well as wetting down unburned fuels that are at risk of ignition.

Given current conditions, crews will most likely stay on the fire until a significant rainfall, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

UPDATE Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 at 3 p.m.: A fire on English Mountain has affected 200 acres, according to the Division of Forestry.

Forestry service bulldozers were working to cut new fire lines to contain the breakover. Local fire crews are helping the Division of Forestry. The fire is still about a mile from the nearest structure.

UPDATE Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 at 2 p.m.: Tennessee Division of Forestry crews are still working Sunday to extinguish a fire affecting 200 acres in English Mountain, according to Assistant District Forester Nathan Waters.

Waters says crews are putting fire lines in to control the burn in the turf. Today workers will also clear the area of things that could spread the fire, like logs that could roll out of the area.

No communities are affected by the fire but surrounding areas could see some smoke Sunday afternoon, Waters says.

Crews will continue to work for a few more days, according to Waters.

UPDATE Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017: The English Mountain Fire Department said the fire is now being handled by the Tennessee Division of Forestry.

Officials say they are not aware of anyone injured by the fire, or any structures damaged. They say the fire is in a remote area.

ORIGINAL STORY: Crews from three fire departments are working to reach a fire on English Mountain in Sevier County.

Dispatchers say crews are having a hard time getting to the flames.

No information was immediately available on how large the fire is or how it started.

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