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WYFF News 4 on MSNUpdates on Black Cove complex fire affecting Henderson, Polk counties in North CarolinaAll mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina as firefighters continue to contain the wildfires in the Black Cove area. For the very latest on evacuations click here.
A total of 10 wildfires were burning in North Carolina at the same time, according to the state’s forest service. Officials reported on Thursday, March 27 that eight wildfires were active across six North Carolina counties.
In the Carolinas, wildfires have set 11,314 acres ablaze, and two of the biggest fires in North Carolina are responsible for at least half of that. Both South Carolina and North Carolina have issued burn bans to help mitigate future flames, according to media advisories.
The N.C. Forest Service has an interactive map showing wildfires across the state, with the size of the area involved and how far along firefighters are in efforts to extinguish it. As of Monday afternoon, March 24, the map showed 112 fires across the state on more than 3,484 acres.