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Eastern N.C. under highest air-quality warning

A Code Purple air alert went up as 530 workers used about 100 air and ground machines to fight a stubborn wildfire that started June 1. The alert included Edenton, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Washington and Wilson.
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A Code Purple air alert went up as 530 workers used about 100 air and ground machines to fight a stubborn wildfire that started June 1. The alert included Edenton, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Washington and Wilson.

Reporter : Ken Smith
Photographer : Greg Clark
Posted 2008-06-13T23:13:52-0400 - Updated 2016-03-09T15:13:59-0500