200 acre wildfire burning near NC coast; roads closed, code red air quality alert in Brunswick County

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A large wildfire is still underway Saturday in the area of Boiling Spring Lakes, just miles from the North Carolina coast.

The wildfire off N.C. 87 sparked a red alert for air quality Friday and Saturday in Brunswick County, according to the North Carolina Division of Air Quality.

Satellite imagery showed a large plume of smoke impacting the county about 10 miles from coastal vacation areas, North Carolina officials said Friday…

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