Source: ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 11/22/16

At several wildfires west of Asheville containment continues to increase but within the past few days a handful of fires have popped up in the east due to the persisting drought and high fire danger. More than 57,000 acres have been charred across the region, according to the latest report by the Joint Information Center for Western North Carolina Wildfires...

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