Hotspots just south of Dedeaux Road

Gulfport firefighters were on the scene of what appeared to be several hotspots from a fire in a wooded area between Dede Drive and Wingate Drive south of Dedeaux Road in Gulfport.

The hot spots were smoldering in several areas along the woods line just east of several homes in the area mid-afternoon.

Gulfport police and animal control crews were blocking off roads south of Dedeaux in that area as firefighters watched the hotspots in an effort to contain any more fire that could be lit back up.

Residents of Wingate subdivision, across the street and just north of the site, stood by watching.

No official word yet on the cause of the fire.