Old Fort wildfire now burns 220 acres

2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.
Old Fort wildfire now burns 220 acres; new North Creek fire breaks out in McDowell County
The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of control' wildfire burned 220 acres.
North Fork Fire in McDowell County grows to 200 acres; Crooked Creek Fire 100% contained
McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained. McDowell County Emergency Services first reported the fire at about 4 p.m. Jan. 29 in the area of Good Road in the Woodlawn Community of Marion.
Crooked Creek Fire contained, 2 others burning in McDowell County
The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported on Wednesday. Officials said the Crooked Creek Fire is located in Old Fort and the Watson Place and North Fork Fires are located in Marion.
McDowell County lifts wildfire evacuation order with half of blaze contained
An evacuation order issued Wednesday for parts of McDowell County due to a wildfire in Old Fort was lifted Thursday morning. As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, an evacuation order in place for several blocks in McDowell County,
Firefighters report significant progress on McDowell County wildfires
A wildfire that burned an estimated 220 acres in McDowell County was likely sparked when high winds knocked down a power line near Old Fort, emergency officials said on Thursday. McDowell County Emergency Management said the Crooked Creek Fire,
A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
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Crooked Creek evacuation order lifted; outbuildings destroyed
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Crews Battle Multiple Wildfires in WNC
Crews now confirm one of the three wildfires burning in McDowell County is 100-percent contained. That's for the Crooked Creek Fire.
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Fire crews battle ‘out of control’ wildfire east of Asheville, people are told to evacuate
The fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, in McDowell County, on Wednesday.