Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation Sunday in a North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing ...

Due to the high possibility of the fire spreading across state lines to North Carolina on March 26, evacuation orders were issued in parts of Transylvania County, Connestee Fire Rescue said in a ...

Around 500 homes are currently under voluntary evacuation orders. Officials are unsure when the fire will be fully contained. Authorities are using past wildfire experiences, such as the 2016 ...

At this stage, the fire in North Carolina has been primarily on state forest lands with minimal impact to private property. Residents previously under the mandatory evacuation may return to their ...