Crews have been working on putting out a smoldering pile of mulch off Matthews-Mint Hill Road near Phyliss Lane.
Resident Lisa Williams said she saw smoke like it was coming from a campfire and that she and her granddaughter noticed the smell during a walk. “She goes to school right across from that area,” Williams said. “And when I went to pick her up, I saw the smoke. I saw the fire department there.” The Mint Hill Fire Department said crews have been there to check out the burning mulch pile. The mulch pile sits on land in a development near Phyliss Lane across the road from a daycare and charter school.
Firefighters say the mulch is prone to ignite and smolder.
“I’ve heard that if you have a big pile of something like that, it could do that,” Williams said. “I would think if they knocked the pile down, it would be good. But I know the fire department has been keeping tabs on it.”