The Evans Road Wildfire was a smoldering peat fire in Eastern North Carolina

Eastern North Carolina

Eastern North Carolina is the region encompassing the eastern tier of North Carolina. It is known geographically as the state's Coastal Plain region. Primary subregions of Eastern North Carolina include the Fayetteville Metropolitan Area, the Lower Cape Fear , the Sandhills, the Inner Banks and...

 that started on June 1, 2008 by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought - the worst on record.

It burned 41534 acres (168.1 km²) inside the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

The Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula in Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties, North Carolina. Its headquarters is located in Columbia, NC....

and burned for three months. 450 firefighters battled it. 71 high capacity pumps moved billions of gallons of water.