Quick action by local firefighters helped prevent the spread of a fire on the old train bridge on the Centennial Trail in Bridgewater.

Reports to our newsroom indicate the fire was quickly put out but the bridge is dangerously close to the woods and could have been much more serious.

Police are asking drivers to avoid the area while firefighters try to put it out.

King Street is blocked off from Brown Street to Logan Road and will be closed for the next few hours.

Multiple fire departments in Lunenburg County are responding to the situation.

It is not known how the fire started.