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Authorities on Wednesday charged two juveniles in an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,700 buildings in an iconic tourism spot at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Officials offered few other specifics about how they think the two started a fire that leveled buildings into charred scraps, carving a deadly path through the Gatlinburg area.
2 Juveniles Charged in Tennessee Wildfires That Killed 14
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/juveniles-charged-tennessee-wildfires-killed-14-44041906
I mean how much justice is gaitlinburg and pigeon forge going to get from them?
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Dolly Parton hosts a telethon to benefit victims of the East Tennessee wildfires. Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Alison Krauss and Dolly are scheduled to perform.
There had been fires, for some time, in the area. There were fires in my state as well. They were not really on MSM. What happened the night of Gatlinburg fire, ultimately was caused by a perfect storm. The Chimney Tops fire was burning, and winds moved through quite a bit earlier than they anticipated, and were around 90 mph. The winds picked up ash and fire from the Chimney Tops fire, and dropped it, resulting in immediate wildfires wherever it landed, due to the extremely dry conditions. It wasn't so much that they didn't want people to evacuate, or just didn't do their jobs, it's that these fires just sprung up out of nowhere after the 90 mph winds hit, and carried the burning ash. Depending on the wind, a burning ember can be carried up to a mile away from the original fire.
Just heard on Fox News that Dolly's telethon raised over $9M for residents affected by these fires. Pretty amazing!