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Officials have declared a state of emergency in a western North Carolina community where a wildfire has burned hundreds of acres, some structures and now is threatening dozens of homes.
Officials have identified 75 other structures that are threatened and said fire departments are focusing on structure protection while North Carolina Forest Services is focusing on putting in fire lines.Meanwhile, crews are fighting a blaze in Cherokee County that has grown to more than 2,100 acres, but is not threatening structures, the US Forest Service said.
That fire had burned nearly 2,500 acres on Sunday, but no structures have been affected and firefighters were installing additional fire lines to maintain that, the agency said. The Kanawha County Commission requested that the state issue a complete burn ban for the county. Currently outdoor burning is allowed statewide between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. Dry conditions in the state were expected to continue through Thursday.Officials have identified 75 other structures that are threatened and said fire departments are focusing on structure protection while North Carolina Forest Services is focusing on putting in fire lines.
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