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    Default NOC burned?

    A friend said part of NOC burned....anyone confirm?


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    They posted 7 hours ago on their FB page that the store would be closed for a couple days, but there was no mention of damage or fire.
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    I think they did backburns to protect it last week? Think I heard that somewhere. It might look like it burned...

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    They posted some dramatic photos on Facebook, with fire all around the restaurant and the store, but they were controlled back blazes. I have not seen anything since.
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    Thx...hopefully that's the case....


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    i cycled by there on 26 nov saturday. no fires. all seemed fine. but i can't confirm if it was open or not. i was trying to get home before the sun disappeared.

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    Which "NOC"? There are numerous locations. Many use NOC as a synonym for Wesser, NC.
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    The NOC at Wesser, NC was opened last Saturday (11-26) afternoon. I shopped in the store and used the bathroom in the restaurant. Why they are closing the store for a few days is beyond me. I don't believe it is threatened by fires and there were lots of people shopping in the outfitters on Saturday. I live 20 minutes down the road from the facility.

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    Yea forgot they have a few locations....talking about main location @ wesser....


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    Just speculating that someone might have meant the NOC in Gatlinburg.
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    Are you talking about the one at the end of town? I can't confirm either way. However, I did see part of that building in one of the news photos and from what I could see it looked fine.

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    That's what I was thinking, not sure either if it got damaged or not. Thought I read that both ends of the strip were hit pretty bad.
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