The 1,200-acre East Tower Fire in mainland Dare County is not emitting smoke but is being monitored for hot spots, a North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson said on Friday afternoon.

The East Tower Fire, a 1,200-acre wildfire on the Dare County mainland, is 0% contained as of late Thursday afternoon, according to an N.C. Forest Service spokesperson.

Nearly 4,000 northern Outer Banks customers lost power on Monday morning as salt buildup—in one case, causing a power pole to catch fire—caused mostly short outages, according to a Dominion Energy spokesperson.

A person suffering from “severe burns” after a house in Manteo exploded and caught fire was airlifted to a hospital Friday afternoon, according to radio reports.

The July 4 week, typically considered the busiest week of the summer season on the Outer Banks, saw increased public safety agency work as anticipated, but some agencies reported fewer incidents than occurred during last year’s Independence Day week.

A Kill Devil Hills firefighter is in stable condition after sustaining injuries while responding to a Sunday house fire, according to the town spokesperson.

It was not immediately clear what was on fire or how it started, but it appeared that the fire did not affect any buildings or harm any people.

What appeared to be one boat on fire Friday afternoon was the second fire of the day on Roanoke Island.