Source: WRAL, 12/1/16


Forestry officials say two fires burning in western North Carolina have reached 95 percent containment, meaning resources can be dispatched to help with the fire in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports (http://avlne.ws/2fXeCiK) the U.S. Forest Service said Thursday that the Clear Creek fire northwest of Marion and the Horton fire in Watauga County are both 95 percent contained.

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