9 years ago
6
Alaska Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Homes, Menaces Highway
A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state's largest cities, state officials said .
Continue Reading
http://www.reuters.com
Join the Discussion
I showed up at work this morning at MP 210 of the Parks Highway and there was a sign saying "PARKS HWY CLOSED AT MP 74."
I thought that something big must have happened because the Parks Highway doesn't just close for any reason.
"It initially covered about two acres, but within 11 hours had ballooned to 6,500 acres, according to the forestry division reports"
now it's up over 8500 acres
/u/ttubravesrock, thank you for adding that link. Stay safe!
They have their work cut out for them. That's a huge chunk of land.
For a populated area (which this is) it's huge. However, Most of Alaska is unpopulated and this is a full order of magnitude smaller than most of our wildfires in the state. Luckily, I'm still 130 miles from the fire where I work at. There's a couple of big rivers and a mountain range between me and the fire.