MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the ABC broadcaster, the wildfire spread through over 15,600 acres of land, considerably damaging the mountain towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
#Viral #Weather Video of the Day: “It’s burning around us, every cabin… everything.” Watch this video from the #wildfire in Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/12y94TBbNI
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) November 29, 2016
Earlier in the week, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said that the present wildfire was the biggest fire that occurred on the state’s territory over the past 100 years.
#BREAKING: A Tennessee Department of Agriculture report states arson is to blame for Walland wildfire. #WATE pic.twitter.com/b8HA5OEYRG
— Bridgette Bjorlo (@bridgettebjorlo) November 20, 2016
On Monday, the fires spread from the Great Smoky Mountains into inhabited areas. The wildfire erupted owing to drought in southern states.
On the same day, over 14,000 residents and visitors were evacuated from Gatlinburg.
Photo shows firefighters taking their first break in 30 hours as they battle deadly wildfire eastern Tennessee. https://t.co/JtCgm8fo4C pic.twitter.com/A2ABtV5N6W
— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2016
