DollyWood Threatened By Gatlinburg Fire

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/dollywood-cabins-evacuated-amid-tennessee-wildfires/story?id=43835316

Guest cabins at Dollywood have been evacuated amid a series of raging wildfires nearby in Tennessee, according to a representative for the resort and the state's emergency management agency.

The news comes as the town of Gatlinburg and nearby communities, including a portion of Pigeon Forge, where Dollywood is located, have come under a mandatory evacuation order.

Dean Flener, a spokesperson with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, told ABC News that the wildfires reached “right on the doorstep” of the Dollywood theme park but that firefighting crews managed to stop the blazes from progressing into the park overnight.

So far, the wildfire has burned more than 100 homes in the surrounding area and injured one person. Some 1,200 people were in a local shelter on Monday night and schools in two counties in the affected area will be closed on Tuesday, the agency said...

[In_The_Wind]

1. It's the local homeowners I worry about. Old homes that will not be replaced.

[Sissyk]

2. Gatlinburg is getting the worst.

TEMA: Parts Of Gatlinburg Destroyed'
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/tema-parts-of-gatlinburg-destroyed-hundreds-of-structures-gone

[lame54]

3. Democrats who say we fell out of touch with these people...

HELP THEM! - in a big way

[B2G]

4. Devastating.

Hoping the rains put this out, but so much damage has already been done to this gorgeous area.