Around 1:30 am on this Monday morning, Watauga County Communications received a call about a fire in the 8000 block of Hwy 194 in the Meat Camp/ Todd area. There were ten threatened structures, but no evacuations were necessary. The fire was contained by 8 am. Responding agencies included Todd, Meat Camp, Boone, Zionville and Cove Creek Fire Departments, one from Ashe County, plus The Watauga Fire Marshal’s Office and Rescue. The cause is under investigation by the North Carolina Forest Service.