Friday, June 13, 2008

Day 12 of Wildfire

It's day 12 of the Wildfire.
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Photo from WITNTV.com

"The Evans Road blaze now covers about 40 thousand acres in Hyde, Washington, and Tyrrell Counties. They say containment remains at 40 percent. There are now about 450 people working to contain and put out the wildfire." (Source WITN-TV)

For an interactive map of the wildfire click here.

Even places as far as Raleigh are currently under a blanket of smoky haze as winds push smoke inland from the wildfire. This wildfire is the largest wildfire to hit North Carolina in 22 years.

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