Gatlinburg fire

A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has grown to more than 3700 acres and impacted more than 100 ...

"It looks scary on TV, but I'm proud of how everyone in the area has pulled together like they always do. Emma Frederick and her family, who were staying at an Airbnb rental in Sevier County for the week, received an alert about the evacuations Wednesday afternoon when they were out, and were unable to retrieve their belongings from the cabin. Mandatory evacuation orders in the county, which includes Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, will remain in place, Waters said.

By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN. A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has grown to more than ...

Emma Frederick and her family, who were staying at an Airbnb rental in Sevier County for the week, received an alert about the evacuations Wednesday afternoon when they were out, and were unable to retrieve their belongings from the cabin. “It looks scary on TV, but I’m proud of how everyone in the area has pulled together like they always do. Mandatory evacuation orders in the county, which includes Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, will remain in place, Waters said. Fire personnel “from all over the state” have “poured in” to assist, Waters said, thanking fire and forestry crews who have been working to extinguish the blaze. Waters did not have an update on the civilian’s condition. It was 30% contained as of Thursday afternoon, officials said.

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — A wildfire that began Wednesday morning in Sevier County, Tennessee, continued to burn early Thursday, prompting evacuations near ...

Early Thursday, authorities issued evacuation orders for Wears Valley and Walden’s Creek, WBIR reported. The fire has injured at least one person and affected 35 structures, the news outlets reported. Gatlinburg also issued and later “lifted its mandatory evacuation in the Ownby Hills and Hidden Hills subdivisions” after “a downed power line ignited a 1.5-acre brush fire,” the city’s government said in a

Mandatory evacuation order issued in Tennessee in response to fire.

Goodhue recounted that a state trooper told him to turn around and not attempt to continue traveling home Wednesday after the evacuation order was implemented. The wind is making this fire very hard to manage." The fire impacted about 35 structures as of Wednesday. One person was reported injured.

Three people have been injured in the fire, including one construction worker who was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center and two firefighters ...

By Thursday morning, the fire had burned 3,700 acres, according to Weather.com. The evacuation order is still in effect and has included over 11,000 homes. “We are also thankful no structures were destroyed and no one was injured and that everyone heeded the evacuation orders.” No information on the extent of the construction worker's injuries has been disclosed.

The Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department recently put out a call for donations of water, eye drops, and food, adding "... we sure would appreciate you."

No civilians have been reported to have been injured as a result of the fires. And the road got blocked so they had to abandon their vehicles and go back into the black as the fire blew over the top of them. The Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department recently put out a call for donations of water, eye drops, and food. However, significant injuries have been reported as a result of the wildfire. The fire is similar to the one that occurred throughout the city of Gatlinburg in 2016. No deaths have been reported in conjunction with the Hatcher Mountain Road fire.

A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has quickly grown to about 1,000 acres, prompting officials to ...

Emma Frederick and her family, who were staying at an Airbnb rental in Sevier County for the week, received an alert about the evacuations Wednesday afternoon when they were out, and were unable to retrieve their belongings from the cabin. Mandatory evacuation orders in the county, which includes Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, will remain in place, Waters said. Waters did not have an update on the civilian's condition.