{"id":161669,"date":"2025-01-30T15:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=161669"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:06:42","slug":"four-months-after-the-hurricane-devastating-wildfire-in-north-carolina-out-of-control-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/four-months-after-the-hurricane-devastating-wildfire-in-north-carolina-out-of-control-video\/","title":{"rendered":"FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE HURRICANE: Devastating wildfire in North Carolina out of control! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>wildfire<\/strong>, which authorities in <strong>McDowell County<\/strong> have described as &#8220;<strong>out of control<\/strong>,&#8221; has broken out near the town of <strong>Old Fort<\/strong> in western <strong>North Carolina<\/strong>, just <strong>four months<\/strong> after the area was struck by <strong>Hurricane Helen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>CBS News<\/strong>, initial reports indicate that the <strong>fire was caused by a tree falling onto a power line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pray for North Carolina\u2026\ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude4f<br><br>\u201cAnd now\u2026.this is us. <br>One hit after another. <br><br>Coming off the heels of Helene we now have widespread wildfires in parts of Old Fort. Last I heard it was only 5% contained and still spreading. <br><br>Like many times before, I\u2019m asking for prayers. <br>We\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E06YCnvztL\">pic.twitter.com\/E06YCnvztL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Holly Kesler (@hmkesler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hmkesler\/status\/1884866277208199431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire erupted after <strong>emergency management officials<\/strong> issued a <strong>wind advisory<\/strong>, which went into effect at <strong>midnight on Wednesday (local time)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials have warned of <strong>wind gusts reaching up to 80 km\/h (50 mph)<\/strong>, which are expected to persist <strong>until 6 PM local time<\/strong> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of <strong>Wednesday evening<\/strong>, the fire had <strong>burned 250 hectares (617 acres)<\/strong> and was <strong>15% contained<\/strong>, according to emergency management officials, CBS News reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wildfire in <strong>Old Fort, North Carolina<\/strong>, comes <strong>almost four months after Hurricane Helen<\/strong> made landfall and heavily impacted the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Absolutely TERRIFYING aerial footage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrookedCreekFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrookedCreekFire<\/a> in Western North Carolina.<br><br>Fire is at 69 acres and spreading out of control!<br><br>h\/t: Spartan Photography WNC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MKaPib3aNY\">pic.twitter.com\/MKaPib3aNY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1884715538267381841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evacuations<\/strong> are currently underway in some areas of Old Fort, which was among the hardest-hit locations when the <strong>hurricane struck in late September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Strong winds continue to create dangerous conditions for the wildfire<\/strong>,&#8221; <strong>McDowell County Emergency Management<\/strong> stated in its latest warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities believe that <strong>tens of thousands of homes<\/strong> were damaged across <strong>western North Carolina<\/strong> during <strong>Hurricane Helen<\/strong> in <strong>September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbia-faces-government-reshuffle-prime-minister-milos-vucevic-submits-irrevocable-resignation-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SERBIA FACES GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE: Prime Minister Milo\u0161 Vu\u010devi\u0107 submits irrevocable resignation! 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