FIREFIGHTERS IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE CONTINUING TO BATTLE AN OUT-OF-CONTROL BLAZE ALONG POWELL MOUNTAIN. THE FIRE HAS ALREADY BURNED NEARLY 125 ACRES OF FOREST LAND. AUTHORITIES SAID IT STARTED NEAR THE SCOTT COUNTY LINE ON DRY CREEK ROAD AND SPREAD UP THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN TOWARD HIGHWAY 58. FIVE HOMES IN THE PATH OF THE BLAZE WERE NEARLY CONSUMED, BUT WERE ABLE TO BE SAVED. NO INJURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THIS TIME.