India, March 10 -- The brush fire burning in Brookfield, Wisconsin, is threatening homes and businesses. The blaze, which began burning Sunday near Capitol Drive & Barker Road, is spreading quickly, promoting evacuations, WTMJ-TV reported.

Resident spoke to the television station and described the fire as "terrifying."

"We saw the smoke coming from outside our window and came over to watch," Maddie Vetta told WTMJ-TV. "We used to live in Colorado, and there was one fire there we saw, but it was not like this, not this close to where we live."

The Brookfield Fire Department (BFD) crews are actively working to extinguish the flames. BFD officials have urged residents to follow burn bans and restrictions.

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