Sources:
[URL]http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2016/11/29/30-gatlinburg-structures-fire-tema/94584554/[/URL]
[URL]http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/29/tennessee-wildfires-gatlinburg/94591254/[/URL]
[URL]http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/us/gatlinburg-fires/[/URL]
[QUOTE]Wildfires damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in and near eastern Tennessee's resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in a dizzying 24 hours, officials said.
Responders still are trying to evaluate the destruction caused by the flames that spread with little warning from the Great Smoky Mountains.[/QUOTE]
3 dead, I believe the fires are still going even though we had rain last night.
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damn that place cant catch a break. to anyone who didnt know it burned to the ground before back in the late 90s and everything was rebuilt mostly
[QUOTE=Sableye;51446887]damn that place cant catch a break. to anyone who didnt know it burned to the ground before back in the late 90s and everything was rebuilt mostly[/QUOTE]
What a shame, it looked like a genuinely cool small town
[img]http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56708ff672f2c12a008b5ec9-1200/gatlinburg-at-night.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51446992]What a shame, it looked like a genuinely cool small town
[img]http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56708ff672f2c12a008b5ec9-1200/gatlinburg-at-night.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
the real loss is the mountain cabins and landscape, forest fires are going to devastate the scenic views
I always go here at least once every two years or so, it really sucks to see it burn like this. It's one of my favorite places to visit. Hopefully no more people die and they can get everything rebuilt better than ever.
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51446992]What a shame, it looked like a genuinely cool small town
[img]http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56708ff672f2c12a008b5ec9-1200/gatlinburg-at-night.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Tourist trap, but it's has some nice attractions and the area for it is great.
Well now theres literally no reason to visit Tennessee. Rip their economy
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;51447708]Well now theres literally no reason to visit Tennessee. Rip their economy[/QUOTE]
How empathetic
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;51447708]Well now theres literally no reason to visit Tennessee. Rip their economy[/QUOTE]
Did you miss the part where Nashville and Memphis exist, or
[QUOTE=Sableye;51447017]the real loss is the mountain cabins and landscape, forest fires are going to devastate the scenic views[/QUOTE]
the real loss is the people who have died in the fire, and everyone who have lost their homes.
I visit this area every year for vacation. It is really depressing to know it is endanger as it is a truly beautiful place. That and i was supposed to go there in 4 weeks...
Looks like the smokey mountains are getting a little more smokey.
[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;51446992]What a shame, it looked like a genuinely cool small town
[img]http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56708ff672f2c12a008b5ec9-1200/gatlinburg-at-night.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I've been there many times. It IS a really cool small town. You park your car parallel with everyone else along the Little Pigeon River then you just walk through it, lots of little shops, candy and food stores, the Ripley's museum, the works. It's like some small Norwegian town or something. And it's always pretty cool and humid due to the mountains and the 'clouds' of mist actually being pretty close to you/around you. There's a chair lift that takes you from the town to a mountain peak, too
The weather's been perfect there, and was perfect, and it started around the chimney tops. I'll tell you what started the fire, someone throwing their lit cigarette to the side of the trail/over the cliff at the top of the Chimney Top trail
Fortunately nearby Pigeon Forges (The sister tourist trap to Gatlinburg) and Seveirville are mostly unscathed.
We've been getting almost non-stop rain for the past day/half here in Knoxville, and its helped contain/diminish the blazes.
I really hope this is the end of it, my favorite hiking spot (Chimney Tops) has burned down.
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Have a friend that lives not far from here - he's been really devastated about this. I wasn't aware there were any deaths from the event.
[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;51450582]Fortunately nearby Pigeon Forges (The sister tourist trap to Gatlinburg) and Seveirville are mostly unscathed.
We've been getting almost non-stop rain for the past day/half here in Knoxville, and its helped contain/diminish the blazes.
I really hope this is the end of it, my favorite hiking spot (Chimney Tops) has burned down.
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I have an old photo I took on a hard drive somewhere of pretty much this same angle from about 12 years ago, in the summer
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