CANDLER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A brush fire spread from the roadside into the woods along Interstate 40 West near the Buncombe/Haywood County line on Wednesday afternoon, backing up traffic for miles as firefighters worked to stop the flames.
The fire was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Oct. 21 near mile marker 38.6, close to North Luther Road.
Flames burned through the grassy area beside the interstate and into the wooded hillside above the highway…