A fire burning in the Lake Logan area of Haywood County had consumed about 75 acres and was about 50 percent contained by 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Authorities said the blaze, called the Poplar Branch Fire, was reported about 12:30 p.m. on the mountainside above Reece Road. Lake Logan-Cecil Volunteer Fire Department was first on scene and reported the fire to be about 10 acres.
“We are fortunate the conditions are good right now for continuing to keep the fire within containment lines. With humidity relatively low, we were able to back-burn unburned areas, which will help us contain the fire faster,” N.C Forest Service Haywood County Ranger Matt Hooper said in a news release. Crews from the North Carolina Forest Service, including three B.R.I.D.G.E. crews and the U.S Forest Service, are also fighting the fire, according to the news release.