![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout the afternoon, helicopters circled continuously overhead, picking up water and dropping it on the fire, including two equipped with 240-gallon buckets and one equipped with a 1,500-gallon tank.Īt the Henderson and Rutherford county line on Highway 74, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers were turning motorists back from venturing to Chimney Rock, leaving groups of people in parking lots, unable to get back to their homes. Residents were evacuating and law enforcement personnel dotted street corners along Highway 74 in Chimney Rock, where power was out and the streets were deserted. On Friday evening, thick smoke from the fire was blanketing the area as it burned in a large arc around Shumont Mountain in the valley south of Rumbling Bald Mountain. Friday, from Hickory Nut Falls Campground Bridge to Burnt Ridge Road and Village Boulevard in Chimney Rock, and for Rumbling Bald Resort, Quail Ridge and more around the Fairfield Mountains and Youngs Mountain communities. (WLOS) One person is dead and another severely injured after a house fire in Rutherford County on Tuesday. Mandatory evacuations were enacted for 5 p.m. UPDATE: An Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack who police said fled the scene after severely injuring a 75-year-old former bank vice president in Closter was drunk at the time, authorities said on Monday. ![]() Forest Service issued a ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits for the following counties in Western North Carolina: Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga and Yancey. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation. Property owners near the South Mountains may call 828- 433-4772 to receive updates. State Parks service is being cautious with the fire coming close to properties in the area and would like to keep property owners informed, he said. "We have advised some residences on the north side of the mountain that evacuation is not imminent, but it could happen," Peek said. On Friday, no residences near South Mountains were affected by the fire, but that could change. State Parks) have closed six other parks in the state to free up rangers to help," Peek said. ![]()
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