Atlantic firefighters were called to a reported large grass fire early this (Saturday) morning on the northeast side of town. The call went out at around 3:25-a.m. for the blaze located just east/northeast of the Little League Ball fields, in the Atlantic Municipal Utilities’ well field complex. The area burning was said to be roughly 150-yards long by 50-feet wide, and was easily visible from less than one-mile away.

The flames were extinguished by 4-a.m.  No immediate cause for the blaze was determined, but smoking materials were a possibility, according to Fire Chief Mark McNees.