A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has grown to more than 3,700 acres and impacted more than 100 structures, County Mayor Larry Waters said in a news conference Thursday.
About 11,000 homes have been evacuated since the Hatcher Mountain Road/Indigo Lane Fire began Wednesday, the mayor said. It was 5% contained as of Thursday morning. Two firefighters suffered"minor injuries," Waters said, in addition to a civilian who was injured when the fire overcame him while he was working on a bulldozer. Waters did not have an update on the civilian's condition.
Wildfires... The Greatest Threat To Americans Of The 21st Century... My thoughts go out to the brave Firefighters & Volunteers who are putting themselves at risk to contain/extinguish these fires...
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Hope they are all ok x
Horrible news. Praying for the brave firefighters 🚒