HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Code Red Air Quality alert has expanded as wildfires in western North Carolina continue to burn.
The North Carolina Department of Environment Quality (NCDEQ) said a Code Red Air Quality Action Day will be in effect Tuesday for Polk, Transylvania, and Henderson counties. A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day will be in place for Rutherford County.
Under a Code Orange alert, older adults, children, active people, and those with respiratory issues could feel health effects…