Residents along Mile 41 to Mile 43 of the highway have been ordered to evacuate, due to a fire that has grown from 1 acre to 1,000 since Tuesday.
An aerial view of the Globe Fire on the night of Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Wednesday night for residents between Mile 41 and Mile 43 of the highway.
“And then on Wednesday afternoon, we got reports that fire activity had significantly picked up and was moving towards the highway,” Ipsen said.“It was estimated at more than a thousand acres and about a mile from the closest structure, and since it’s moving through black spruce, its moving rather quickly,” Ipsen said.“ getting the word out that this fire could impact the road between mile markers 37 and 52, but the residents between miles 41 and 43 are what we’re most concerned about.
The McDonald Fire burns toward the Tanana River on the night of Monday, June 24, 2024. south of Fairbanks, continue to put up heavy smoke as they burn across military training grounds west of the Tanana River. Fire information officer Terry Solomon said the blazes remain in largely undeveloped areas.
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