Halifax County Forest Service Ranger Adam Greene said the fires could have been worse had it not been for the quick response of Littleton and Rheasville fire departments.
The fires consumed about 3 acres of grass, brush and woodlands, Greene said.
A similar situation last February created about the same amount of damage in the Highway 158 area of Littleton.
February is the start of the spring fire season, which runs through April, Greene said.
The failed converter caused three fires in the Wright Road area; one at Five Points and one near the Green Store on Highway 48.
Two rangers and the volunteer fire departments fought the fires between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
There was no property damage. Greene said one house was threatened. “The fire departments did a good job of knocking them down.”
