Green County “Tweed fire” could be arson.
According to U.S. Forest Service officials and the Cherokee National Forest, the wildfire called the Tweed Fire, spanned 300 acres as of Sunday afternoon and was 10% contained. Aircraft from surrounding areas have been assisting with water and flame retardant drops with more than one hundred firefighters from across the region and nation battling the blaze. Officials think the fire could have been ignited on purpose.