Brush Fire Breaks Out On I-84 In Tolland

TOLLAND, CT — The region's dry conditions scorched an area along Interstate-84 in Tolland over the weekend and high potential fire warnings seemed to be prophetic, officials said.

During the daylight hours Sunday, a brush fire broke out on the eastbound side of the center median on the highway, just past the Mountain Spring Road overpass, fire officials said.

Two TFD trucks were sent to the scene and the fire was under control quickly, fire officials said.

Brush fire warnings had been send out by state officials prior to the weekend and on Tuesday, state officials said things have worsened with a pronouncement that the drought conditions along the I-84 corridor in north central Connecticut are now "severe." Forest fire danger levels were high through the weekend and are stretching into the early part of this week, officials said.