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sue_t
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Jun 14, 2015

Parks Hwy closed north of Anchorage AK - WILDFIRE-June 14

The Parks Highway is closed between mile 71 and 78 due to a wildfire that has burned an estimated 1,000 acres. This is the area around Willow AK. ON EDIT: MILE 66 TO 77 WAS EVACUATED WITH 6,500 ACRE ...
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sue_t
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Jun 15, 2015
BTW, a new fire on the Kenai Peninsula

Here's the text from the alert:

A new fire has started near Sterling and is called the Card Street Fire, east of Kenai and Southwest of Anchorage. According to the Alaska Fire Service at around 3:30 p.m (June 15) the fire was about 75 acres. There were voluntary evacuations and smokejumpers has been ordered. Three structures have been lost. Updates will be posted as information becomes available

Note the fire has doubled in size and is now 150 acres and has jumped the Kenai Keys Road.

Here's a news article:
news/firefighters-battle-2-small-kenai-peninsula-wildfires

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