Crews have successfully extinguished the underground fire at the Stormwater Detention Facility in the back parking lot at Premium Outlets.

The outlet mall’s property owner, Simon Properties, hired a general contractor to begin removing material from the underground fire Tuesday night.

Firefighters think they may soon get the upper hand on a stubborn fire that’s been burning underground in a parking lot of the Williamsburg Premium Outlets for five days. As the smoke was thick and lingering in the area around the outlet mall,

Neighbors continue to deal with smoke from underground fire and nearby neighborhoods have been blanketed with some of the smoke. Fire crews say they're making headway.

An underground fire has caused a parking lot to partially collapse Saturday morning, the James City County Fire Department (JCCFD) said. Officials say they are hosting a press conference giving an update on the situation at 1:30 p.

The fire that’s been burning since Saturday beneath a parking lot at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets has been extinguished, according to James City County officials.

Crews have successfully extinguished the underground fire at the Stormwater Detention Facility in the back parking lot at Premium Outlets.