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Panich52

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Mon Jun 15, 2015, 11:22 AM Jun 2015

Destruction in wake of fast-moving wildland fires in Alaska

Alaska Dispatch

Monday, June 15, 2015
Dozens of structures around Willow so far lost to fast-moving wildland fire
  
The Sockeye Fire scorching a destructive path through Willow and moving south had destroyed as many as 45 structures by Monday morning, about half of them primary homes, and sent more than 200 people to emergency shelters as areas under evacuation advisories continue to swell. 

Alaska News | Zaz Hollander
http://www.adn.com/article/20150615/dozens-structures-around-willow-so-far-lost-fast-moving-wildland-fire


Photos: Sockeye wildfire blows up near Willow

  
A wildfire quickly spun out of control near the Alaska community of Willow on Sunday afternoon, growing to a size of more than 1,000 acres in a matter of hours.

Multimedia | Alaska Dispatch News
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http://www.adn.com/slideshow/photos-sockeye-wildfire-blows-near-willow

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