Wildfire burns outside Great Smoky Mountains

http://weather.yahoo.com/wildfire-burns-outside-great-smoky-mountains-103900390.html

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — A wildfire burning in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee has damaged or destroyed nearly 60 large rental cabins and is threatening additional homes.

The 160-acre fire was reported around 5 p.m. EDT Sunday in Sevier County, said Ben Bryson, a fire resources coordinator with the Tennessee Division of Forestry. National Guard helicopters were pouring water on the fire.

Although the fire was initially contained Monday morning, officials with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reported in the afternoon that the fire breached the containment and was threatening an additional 15 to 20 homes.

Some of the cabins were occupied and about 150 to 200 people were evacuated, but Byson said no injuries were reported...........more at link.......

I read the fires can be seen from Wears Valley Rd.
That is a beautiful area.
We always stay in a cabin off of Wears Valley Rd when we visit.

Prayers going up for everyone involved.

This is so sad.

Kimberlyd125 said:

I read the fires can be seen from Wears Valley Rd.
That is a beautiful area.
We always stay in a cabin off of Wears Valley Rd when we visit.

Prayers going up for everyone involved.

This is so sad.

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Agree, Kimberly, spent a lot of vacations in the area in the past...I posted this on the other weather thread but it has some good news about these fires also:

http://www.centurylink.net/news/rea...ass&action=5&lang=en&_LT=UNLC_NKNWU00L5_UNEWS

In Tennessee, heavy rain helped firefighters contain a wildfire that burned nearly 60 rental cabins in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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