4Hayden Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 30 buildings are gone and spots all over the park are now burning and reports of fire near the entrance to Dollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Just checked the news & the mandatory evacuation. Hope everybody gets to safety. Sounds horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I have family and friends in that area. So far, all are safe if a bit shaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thoughts to all of you affected, either directly or indirectly. We are just coming into our fire season and having been forced out 3 times over the years we know what it's like, and it is bloody awful! We've had a wet spring so it's very green here still though a hot week can turn that around. Good luck to all and get out early, property isn't worth your life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 First I heard of it. Hope everyone involved stays safe and evacuates safely if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 used to live in kingsport many years ago. i have been to pigeon forge lots of times for car shows. i also remember the "world's largest fireworks supermarket" right outside of dollywood. a beautiful area, i hope people stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Forest fires, or bush fires as we call them, are the devil of things. They can move so fast. I have read that, sadly, three persons have lost their lives as a result of this particular blighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 My thoughts and prayers go to all the people living in this area. Stay safe, and my best wishes for keeping your assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 They've confirmed a fourth fatality this morning. There are at least 3 unaccounted for and 14 others in hospital. I think they flew a couple of them to the burn unit at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. 250 buildings gone and 15,000 acres scorched. I haven't been up there in ages but it is one of my very favorite places. I have a lot of memories of camping and hiking part of the A.T. The drought and gale force winds turned it into an inferno. It's really fortunate that either town is still there and more weren't killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Yeah, feel for those involved in these buggers. First bushfire I got caught was in 1969 (Lara bushfires) when I was 17. Saw saw my first death. Not at all pleasant seeing two burnt fellas shoved into a truck loaded with ice. They didn't bother about the third guy as he was gone. Been a few other fires since then of course the last major one being Canberra in 2003. Lost a few people I knew including a head of a crew of a fire truck which was wiped out as a consequence of being engulfed in a fireball. I can only hope the causalities are kept to a minimum and those who are injured heal. That in itself will be a long haul although the emotional and physical scars may never go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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