Officials say 'human-caused' wildfire in Eastern NC now contained 63%

As of Tuesday, the wildfire is 63% contained.

Crews in New Bern have been battling the wildfire since last Friday, according to a social media post from the U.S. Forest Service.

Fire crews set up firebreaks to prevent the fire from spreading to private land and are flying drones around the area to find hot spots that firefighters can put out.

Officials said in a statement Sunday, "Firefighters are starting a sandbag operation to reinforce the water control structure flooding organic soils in the southern end of the fire. Although we have seen consistent rain over the last few days, it is not enough to saturate the soil and put out the fire. This flooding operation is critical to raising the water table and putting out the fire."

Residents shared photos depicting eerie orange skies and thick smoke billowing over suburban neighborhoods.

Another photo shared on the Facebook post showed thick smoke passing overhead in otherwise blue skies, with family homes underneath.

Another photo showed massive clouds of smoke blowing over the treeline from the dashboard of a car driving through.

There are no injuries and no structures threatened at this time.

Road closures on County Line Road and Catfish Lake Road remain in effect.