HAPPENING NOW: Crews respond to wildfire on Shumont Mountain

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Crews are responding to a wildfire on Shumont Mountain, near the Buncombe–Rutherford County line, that threatened one structure overnight.

Broad River Fire and Rescue said the fire, which was reported by several people around 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, is located at 905 Bald Mountain Road in the Shumont area.

According to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map, the fire covers 16 acres and is 0% contained…

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