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  2. 350-acre SC wildfire expected to grow due to dry conditions ...

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    A 350-acre South Carolina wildfire is expected to grow because of dry conditions and steep terrain, ... A burning ban was put in place for the area Wednesday, he said. The fire, which started ...

  3. Capture of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Numerous fires were set in the night, likely by a combination of drunks and continuing Union bombardment. A large explosion of gunpowder set off by a plunderer destroyed the South Carolina Railroad depot around 6 a.m. on the 17th. Numerous cotton fires were burning by the morning of the 17th. [36]

  4. Mill Mountain wildfire contained at nearly 1,000 acres ... - AOL

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    A wildfire near Mountain Rest, South Carolina, was contained at just under 1,000 acres on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

  5. List of wildfires - Wikipedia

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    Allen Fire: North Carolina: Nearly 93,000 acres of forest, wetlands and farmland burned in northeastern North Carolina in one of the biggest fires in modern state history. [44] 1987: 650,000 acres (260,000 ha) Siege of 1987: California and Oregon: Cause: large lightning storm in late August.

  6. Charleston Sofa Super Store fire - Wikipedia

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    The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire was a devastating blaze that occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in Charleston, South Carolina, resulting in the deaths of nine firefighters. It was the deadliest firefighter disaster in the US since the September 11 attacks. The fire, which started in the loading dock of the furniture store, rapidly ...

  7. 30 NC counties are currently under a burn ban. Updated map ...

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    The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.

  8. Ocean Isle Beach house fire - Wikipedia

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    On September 7, 2008, WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina reported that two of the survivors would be lobbying the U.S. Congress on behalf of two bills aimed at improving fire safety on college campuses nationwide. Ashley Perdue and Tripp Wylie each use the word "luck" to describe their circumstances during the fire which allowed them to survive.

  9. South Carolina fire chief, volunteer firefighter killed after ...

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    He racked up a series of awards during his tenure with the Circle Fire Department and was named the department’s Fireman of the Year in 1992, 1995, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022.