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West Virginia Division of Forestry officials detailed, on Jan. 5, 2024, detailed the 2023 fall fire season that charred 32,318 acres across the Mountain State between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Some of the affected areas included Paint Creek in Kanawha County.
The combination of dry woodlands, very low humidity, unseasonably warm temperatures and gusty winds makes open burning hazardous, according to the red flag warning in effect until sunset on Tuesday.
With gusting winds. these intense flames are shooting up to 50 feet high, it led to the evacuation of about 2,000 homes in palmdale late yesterday. just one of several wildfires burning right now across the southern part of the state and officials say one of the fires tearing across kearn county was man-made. nbc's jena kim is live in palmdale, california following the latest developments there. what are officials saying about how close they are to getting this fire contained where you are? >> reporter: the fire right now is only 5% contained at 8,000 acres, so we still have a ways to go, but ...