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Wildfire burns at least 60 acres on Burkemont Mountain in Burke County
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Multiple agencies are battling a 60-acre wildfire on Burkemont Mountain Burke County, officials confirmed. The Salem Fire Department and North Carolina Forest Servicer responded to a report of a large fire in the woods near the Hidden Hills venue around 1:15 a.m. on July 5. When firefighters got to the area, they determined that about 60 acres were burning. Burkemont Mountain is located near South Mountain State Park and is just south of Morganton.
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