The Riley Fire burns June 30, 2024 in this view from the Nenana River Canyon business area near the Denali National Park entrance.
About 150 National Park Service employees housed in a facility near the fire were evacuated Sunday, park spokesperson Paul Ollig told the Associated Press. An evacuation center was established in Healy. About 50 people sheltered overnight at Tri Valley High School in Healy, according to anBy Monday morning, the fire was estimated to be 350 acres, said Beth Ipsen, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska Fire Service. No structures were immediately threatened, officials said.
Flames and smoke from a fire burning about 1 mile north of the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve are seen Sunday, June 30, 2024.