Large woods fire New Hope Road in Stone County

Firefighters spent much of the afternoon Sunday responding to a large woods fire near Wiggins.

Wiggins Fire Chief Steven Purvis says the initial fire broke out at 11:45 a.m. near New Hope Road on the opposite side of Camp Road and the second fire happened around 12:45 p.m.

Those living near the fires were asked to evacuate for a time.

Purvis also said when the Wiggins Fire Department left the scene yesterday, the Mississippi Forestry Commission had about 60 percent of the fire contained, which allowed people to return to their homes.

As a reminder, all of South Mississippi is under a burn ban right now.