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The fires were burning in an area ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned ...
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The devastating wildfire forced the public safety department to announce a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina's Polk County while South Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency ...
The three wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, are collectively covering more than 4,800 acres, the N.C. Forest Service says. N.C. Forest Service photo Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 ...
Fighting growing wildfires in western North Carolina is hampered by debris ... GERARD ALBERT III, BYLINE: Polk County, a rural area about an hour south of Asheville, was struggling to recover ...
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR POLK ... NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE PLACES HARDEST HIT BY HELENE. NOW MORE THAN 300 FIRE PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND COUNTRY HAVE JOINED IN POLK ...
Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina. Monday morning update:Black Cove FireThe N.C. Forest Service estimates the fire is 2,076 acres and is 0% contained.Fire ...
(POLK COUNTY, N.C.) — Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more than 3,000 acres combined and two of the blazes ...
Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 acres in North Carolina’s Polk County, prompting additional mandatory evacuations and a declaration the air has become unhealthy to breathe, the N.C ...
Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...