ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Thursday afternoon brush fire in the Stony Point area impacted some 30 acres of land, with a barn destroyed.

Career and volunteers from Albemarle County Fire Rescue and the Department of Forestry responded to a reported brush fire in the 3300 block of Forloines Drive at approximately 4:11 p.m.

Upon arrival, crews discovered heavy smoke conditions in the area and a secondary fire in the 3000 block of Preddy Creek Road involving a barn structure.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading further, but a barn structure is being considered a total loss. There were no reported injured.

The cause of both the brush fire and structure fire remain under investigation by the Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue said in a 9:50 p.m. news release that units will remain on-scene to monitor the location for an undetermined length of time.