Sunday, December 4, 2016

Wild Fires in Tennessee

The human caused wildfire in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is the largest wildfire to happen in Tennessee in over 100 years.  As  of now there have been 13 deaths tallied because of the fire.  12 of the 13 victims died as a result of the direct fire and the other victim is suspected to have died from a heart attack trying to space the fire.  Not only have humans been effected by the fire but many wildlife species and organisms have lost their homes and lives because of the fire.  To put this in perspective there have been 1,413 structures lost as cause of the fire.  These structures include houses, barns, businesses, hotels, cars, farm equipment, etc.  There are currently 19 crews, 47 fire engines, six helicopters, five bulldozers, and a total of 605 people fighting the fire.  The fire has spread to around 500 acres.  This is very sad for everyone in Tennessee but the search teams are doing their best to identify the three men who were behind the starting of the fire, names have yet to be released.

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