Tennessee Wildfire Near Gatlinburg Area Prompts Evacuations And School Closures
The Hatcher Mountain Road / Indigo Lane fire started around 11 a.m. Wednesday and had spread to about 1,000 acres by Wednesday night, according to a county official. At least one person was injured in the blaze and 35 buildings were damaged, said Perrin Anderson, the county’s deputy mayor for government affairs. Officials did not specify the extent of the damage or whether the fire was contained at all. Parts of the county, which includes the cities of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, were evacuated due to the fire on Thursday morning....