BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials said a massive wildfire near the North Carolina coast in Boiling Spring Lakes nearly tripled in size again overnight into Sunday in Brunswick County.
The “Sunset Road Fire” began Friday, burning 200 acres near N.C. 87 and grew to 650 acres on Saturday, just 10 miles from popular beach vacation areas, according to Boiling Spring Lakes town officials.
“On Saturday morning, the wildfire grew due to spotting over containment lines, causing the fire to spread,” N.C. Forest Service officials said in a Sunday news release…