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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Julia Musto

Wildfires grow to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

Western North Carolina is fending off more raging wildfires spanning hundreds of acres this week.

The blazes are burning less than a month after multiple fires tore across the state as well as South Carolina amid warm and dry conditions.The flames in the Tar Heel State have fed on debris left over from Hurricane Helene last fall, resulting in mass evacuations and the destruction of multiple homes.

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