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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.
While most of the larger fires that raged throughout Western North Carolina this fall have abated, the Black Bear Fire in the Haywood County region of Pisgah National Forest has grown 120 acres ...
Nov. 26—Two people were found dead in tents over the weekend that were on fire or destroyed by fire — one in Portland and a second in Sanford, police said. Authorities stopped short of saying ...
A forest fire burning 26 miles east of Asheville has grown up to 130 acres as fire fighters burn trees and brush to save homes. The fire in McDowell County has been dubbed the Locust Cove No. 2 Fire.
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The U.S. Forest Service and North Carolina Forest Service have provided an update on the Collett Ridge fire, 4 miles south of Andrews in the Cherokee County area of Nantahala National Forest.
The Evans Road Wildfire was a smoldering peat fire in Eastern North Carolina that started on June 1, 2008 by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought - the worst on record. It burned 41,534 acres (168.08 km 2 ) inside the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and burned for three months.
The building's landlord, Gregory Nisbet, was later convicted of misdemeanor fire code violations and spent 3 months in prison. [1] Located near the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine , it occurred overnight on November 1, 2014, and was the deadliest fire in Maine since 1984. [ 2 ]