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according to the South Carolina's Forestry Commission. North Carolina, lists 91 fires that span across over 6,836.3 acres, according to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map.

South Korea relies on helicopters to tackle forest fires because of its mountainous terrain and the incident led to the brief grounding of the fleet. Map of South Korea shows satellite-detected ...