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3 days ago |
wect.com | Reyna Crooms
BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - On Sunday, the North Carolina Forest Service shared that the Sunset Road Fire in Boiling Spring Lakes is now 83% contained. According to the N.C. Forest Service firefighters continued mop-up operations in areas with lingering hot spots on Saturday. The forest service says they are still using heavy equipment for abundant hot spots around the Partridge Road area. The forest service says that crews are monitoring the areas that are already deemed contained.
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4 days ago |
wect.com | Reyna Crooms
BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - On Saturday, the North Carolina Forest Service announced the Sunset Road fire in Boiling Spring Lakes reached 74% containment. According to the forest service, Friday morning rain brought four-tenths of an inch of rain to the fire. The forest service says firefighters continued to work in areas with hot spots in the northeast corner and the southern tip of the fire.
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1 week ago |
wect.com | Reyna Crooms
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The fire in Boiling Spring Lakes has been burning for nearly a week and is now at 27% containment, according to the N.C. Forest Service website. According to the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire has burned 1,331 acres. On Tuesday, the N.C. Forest Service says they conducted drone flights to find hot spots and found more than anticipated in the northern section of the fire. The forest service says the hot spots are the main concern right now.
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1 week ago |
wect.com | Reyna Crooms
BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - Officials with the N.C. Forest Service have provided another update on the ongoing fire in Boiling Spring Lakes. As of May 6, the fire is now 15% contained and is covering 1,331 acres. Fire crews are making progress working to extinguish the smoldering areas and reinforce existing fire lines, according to a release from N.C. Forest Service.
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1 week ago |
wect.com | Reyna Crooms
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Forest Service is in Brunswick County working on the Sunset Road Fire. The Sunset Road Fire started late Friday morning, and by Friday evening, the fire reached 100% containment. However, on Saturday, the fire took a turn due to high winds, and containment lines were broken. The N.C. Forest Service called in further assistance from the Incident Management Team. The team helps deal with complex fires in North Carolina.
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