Wind-Blown North Carolina Woods Fire Scorches Estimated 75 Acres

About 50 firefighters, seven hours, two airplanes and tractor equipped with a plow
March 29, 2004
KEN MARTIN/ Courier-Times
North Carolina Forest Service's CL 215 Super Scooper plane drops 1,200 gallions of water at a time. Several drops were needed to help control the 75-acre woods fire near Jones Lester Road Wednesday.
North Carolina Forest Service's CL 215 Super Scooper plane drops 1,200 gallions of water at a time. Several drops were needed to help control the 75-acre woods fire near Jones Lester Road Wednesday.
About 50 firefighters, seven hours, two airplanes and tractor equipped with a plow.

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