The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of control' wildfire burned 220 acres.

An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported on Wednesday. Officials said the Crooked Creek Fire is located in Old Fort and the Watson Place and North Fork Fires are located in Marion.

McDowell County Emergency Management was urging residents Wednesday to evacuate do to a wildfire in Old Fort. UPDATE: McDowell County lifts wildfire evacuation order with half of blaze containedOfficials said in their 8 p.