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Wildfire in Inland New Hanover, North Carolina

Wildfire April 16, 2012 · Inland New Hanover, North Carolina

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wildfire occurred near the Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, forcing evacuation of the museum and 15 homes. One shed caught fire. The fire was contained in about five hours, but smoldered for another two weeks. Approximately 60 acres were burned.

The wider storm

A relatively small fire in Wilmington forced some evacuations, but was quickly contained.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 379567. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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