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Gatlinburg fire chief: 'The worst is definitely over'
Knoxville News Sentenial ^ | November 29, 2016 | Amy J. Vellucci , Jamie Satterfield and Hayes Hickman ,

Posted on 11/29/2016 10:54:44 AM PST by yoe

GATLINBURG — More than 150 homes and businesses lay in smoking ruins Tuesday after wildfire flames whipped by high-speed winds raged overnight through town and displaced more than 14,000 residents, officials estimated.

"This is a fire for the history books," Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said at a morning news conference. "The likes of this has never been seen here. But the worst is definitely over with."

More than 200 firefighters from across the state remain on the way to help douse the wildfires, and the Tennessee Army National Guard plans to dump water onto the flames from a helicopter, with at least three Blackhawk helicopters standing by.

About 100-125 Guardsmen are on the ground in Sevier County with more on the way, Capt. Chris Poulopoulos said.

"We've got guys still volunteering to come," he said. "Visibility was too low to fly this morning, but we should be flying soon."

(Excerpt) Read more at knoxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fire; gatlinburg; smokymountains; tennesseefires
Some of the most beautiful country in America...flora will grow back of course and Garlinburg, a once sleepy little mountain town needs to take a hard look at what is lost and maybe not allow half to be rebuilt.
1 posted on 11/29/2016 10:54:44 AM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

Most of the town is intact. The real destruction is the outlying cabins and homes, over 100 appear to have been destroyed.


2 posted on 11/29/2016 11:04:15 AM PST by sarge83
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To: yoe
I'm sure Tobias is disappointed:

Human scumbag.

3 posted on 11/29/2016 11:05:12 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: bigbob

The people will rebuild and get on with their lives (and maybe be a little stronger)...that guy will always be the a-hole who took delight in other people’s suffering.


4 posted on 11/29/2016 11:08:10 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: bigbob

Well, I am anxiously awaiting the San Andreas ridding this great country of the scourge they call Mexifornia.


5 posted on 11/29/2016 11:08:19 AM PST by JerseyDvl (PRESIDENT TRUMP trumps hate and racism! Put some ice on it Hitlery ;-)
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To: bigbob

PROVERBS 17:5
Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

TOBIAS will get his if he doesn’t repent.


6 posted on 11/29/2016 11:13:13 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: JerseyDvl

New Jersey needs a few more Hurricane Sandys Wash that dirty place out to sea


7 posted on 11/29/2016 11:13:36 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: yoe

My wife had a sentimental attachment to the place from visiting there as a kid 40-50 years ago. I couldn’t stand the place 30 years ago.

Good luck to all harmed by this event.


8 posted on 11/29/2016 11:15:33 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: yoe

Tennessee Lives Matter! When does the looting begin? s/


9 posted on 11/29/2016 11:22:29 AM PST by oldplayer
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To: yoe

What do you mean? I lived in TN for 13 years but haven’t been to east TN for decades.


10 posted on 11/29/2016 11:26:13 AM PST by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: JerseyDvl

***Well, I am anxiously awaiting the San Andreas ridding this great country of the scourge they call Mexifornia.***

This is the same hate crap we the Hillary loves spout.


11 posted on 11/29/2016 11:28:58 AM PST by ThomasThomas (Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.)
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To: yoe

Yes, the worst is over. A fire needs fuel, an oxidizing agent, and heat to burn. The fire seems to be running out of fuel.


12 posted on 11/29/2016 11:59:23 AM PST by MIchaelTArchangel (Leftists are destroyers of everything good.)
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To: al baby

LOL, agreed...NY too. Most of the NE would be ideal.


13 posted on 11/29/2016 12:01:05 PM PST by JerseyDvl (PRESIDENT TRUMP trumps hate and racism! Put some ice on it Hitlery ;-)
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To: ThomasThomas

You love Hillary’s spout? It’s dark humor, get a grip snowflake.


14 posted on 11/29/2016 12:02:02 PM PST by JerseyDvl (PRESIDENT TRUMP trumps hate and racism! Put some ice on it Hitlery ;-)
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To: bigbob

How does he know for sure that any of these “rich” people
voted for TRUMP? He doesn’t. - Those chalets over
Gatlinburg are really mostly quite modest in truth. We have
spent quite a bit of time up there in years past & found
it always lovely and really simple. We’ve rented chalets &
cabins. It’s a fairly long drive up there; so we have gone
to Townsend mostly in these past few years. Now, the drive
is too long for old people. DON’T BE A GROUCH BUTT!!!

It’s beautiful up there. SO BEAUTIFUL!


15 posted on 11/29/2016 1:02:41 PM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: bigbob
Dear Human Scumbag: why don't you drive on down here and laugh in the faces of the families of those who died in the Gatlinburg fires?

Let's find Tobias, conservative America. Let's find him.

16 posted on 11/29/2016 1:40:23 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: bigbob

Send that to Drudge and InfoWars...Paul Joseph Watson HATES scumbags...


17 posted on 11/29/2016 1:57:04 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: bigbob

Who cares what some ghetto trash thinks. Just another black-wannabee racist.


18 posted on 11/29/2016 3:57:01 PM PST by CodeToad (Ding Dong, the Bitch is Dead!!!)
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