All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina as firefighters continue to ...
On Sunday, officials said there was reduced fire behavior due to minimal winds and high humidity caused by the expected rain.
The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.
"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...
More than 20,000 acres of land have been burned from wildfires in the Carolinas near the South Carolina-North Carolina state ...