HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. —

UNC Health Pardee is temporarily relocating its urgent care and primary care services in Mills River Plaza, located on Boylston Highway, due to ongoing smoke conditions in the area.

The announcement was made Wednesday morning and officials say it is out of an abundance of caution.

The smoke is from a mulch fire, which the Mills River Fire and Rescue posted on social media about on Oct. 13.

Mills River Fire and Rescue

That post read: "Good afternoon, we wanted to take a moment and provide some info on the mulch fire as it continues to cause very smoky conditions in the area. In regards to extinguishment, we exhausted all possible methods but water will not penetrate into the middle of the piles where the fire continues to burn. Equipment cannot be utilized to r

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