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Poplar Drive fire 95 percent contained

By Lightning Reports, Published: November 15, 2023

The Poplar Drive fire in Henderson County is now 95 percent contained and remains 434 acres, tne N.C. Forest Service said.

Firefighters continued to work Wednesday on fire line reinforcement, while also implementing any rehabilitation and repair needs from heavy equipment affecting the landscape. One home, two cabins, an uninhabitable mobile home, an uninhabitable cabin and two outbuildings were destroyed and one home was damaged. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Poplar Drive Fire response effort will be transitioning from the N.C. Forest Service Incident Management Team to local Forest Service units on Thursday.
Conditions remain dry this week, transitioning to potential for widespread and scattered showers late Friday into Saturday due to a passing cold front. Overnight low humidities continue to keep vegetation and soil dry. Leaf fall and extremely dry duff soil are providing ample dry fuels for fire to spread. A burn ban remains in effect.