Evacuations were ordered after a wildfire ignited in McDowell County, western North Carolina, on Wednesday, January 29.The blaze, dubbed the Crooked Creek Fire by officials, broke out near Old Fort and prompted the evacuation of properties on Bat Cave Road and six other roads in the area, according to officials in the nearby city of Marion. An emergency shelter was opened at 203 East Main Street in Old Fort.By 4:30 pm, the fire had burned through 150 acres and was zero percent contained, said the McDowell County Government.“High winds continue to create dangerous fire conditions,” the county said. “Firefighters continue to focus on structure protection for multiple homes in the area and continue work on establishing fire containment lines.”At least two other fires broke out close by, including a brush fire in the community of Bat Cave, about 10 miles south of Old Fort, that was fully extinguished earlier on Wednesday afternoon, and another blaze north of Marion which crews were working to contain, but which had not prompted any evacuation orders. Credit: Claudia John Kiser via Storyful