Several Cabarrus County agencies responded to a large brush fire in northwest Concord Sunday afternoon.
The Concord Fire Department was called to the area of Academy Avenue NW around 1:28 p.m. after a resident reported smelling smoke. Around 1:40 p.m., crews located a brush fire in a wooded area beyond the railroad tracks at Academy Court NW.
Officials say the high brush along Irish Buffalo Creek made it difficult to access. Additional crews used access roads at White Street NW and Sign Drive NW to reach the fire.
Due to dry and gusty conditions across the region, the brush fire grew to approximately 30 acres of land between Academy Court and White Street.
Nearby residents were asked to evacuate their homes until the fire was controlled.
Around 40 firefighters from eight agencies responded, along with air support and a dozer from the North Carolina Forestry Service.
