Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, ONLY ONE FIRE REMAINS AFTER MULTIPLE WILDFIRES ... An emergency shelter will remain open at 203 East Main Street in Old Fort. Update at 8:15 p.m.: North Fork Fire ...

A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...

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.

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

An emergency shelter has opened at First Baptist Church in Old Fort at 203 E Main St. At 1:51 p.m. the office reported that the fire was at 0% containment. As of 4:29 p.m., the North Carolina Forest ...

North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

The Crooked Creek fire is threatening the nearby town of Old Fort, N.C., a small Western North Carolina community about 25 miles from Asheville. High winds and dry conditions are pushing the fire ...

A second wildfire started shortly after the first one north of Marion, North Carolina. According to McDowell County Emergency ...