Construction proceeded, some fires burned in North Carolina
3/21/2025 7:31:33 PM
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Business & Industry
Fire
AFFECTED AREAS:
Buncombe County, NC
Carteret County, NC
Jones County, NC
Onslow County, NC
Polk County, NC
Start Date: 3/21/2025
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One benefit of the drought in North Carolina was that it was allowing the stream bank repair work and bridge and road infrastructure construction to proceed in the western part of the state.
The dry weather in western North Carolina has also increased the fire danger. The state Forest Service was fighting two wildfires in Polk County.
Carolina Public Press (Asheville, N.C.), March 21, 2025
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