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Automated summary generated: Oct 9, 2026 13:27 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The New Housing wildfire was discovered on 2026-09-29 at 19:15:03 in Leake County, Mississippi, and is caused by human activity. As of the latest NIFC report on 2026-10-01 at 13:40:03, the fire has expanded to 54 acres. The incident has grown from 30 acres reported at 2026-09-29 21:00:04 to 54 acres, but no containment percentage or personnel deployment has been officially reported. The jurisdictional agency remains unspecified. Current fire behavior and weather conditions are not available, so the situation is considered active with no containment data.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {D11DD24D-4D13-4106-9552-58918B9A381F}
Discovered: Sep 29, 2026
Cause: Human
Coordinates: 32.7731, -89.5626
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The New Housing Fire has burned 54 acres as of October 1, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the New Housing Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Human.
The New Housing Fire is burning in Leake, MS.
The New Housing Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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