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Alaska's largest wildfires of year rage after 31,000 lightning strikes over 3-day period
Firefighters across the Final Frontier are working to contain dozens of blazes that have forced evacuations and occasionally ...
Anchorage Daily News21h
State disaster declared for destructive wildfires in Denali Borough
Areas north of Healy remained under evacuation orders though fire activity slowed since flaring to life last week. Evacuation ...
Alaska Public Media3d
Homes lost, hundreds evacuated as wildfires explode across Interior Alaska
Dozens of lightning- and human-caused fires have started, intermittently closing major highways and leading to the ...
Anchorage Daily News2d
Thousands still under evacuation orders as cloudy weather and new crews improve outlook on Interior Alaska fires
Evacuation levels remained unchanged around fires near Fairbanks and Healy, but officials reported better conditions as of ...
Alaska Public Media15h
In one of Alaska’s most fire-threatened neighborhoods, many refused to follow evacuation notices
Jim Strickland lives on Haystack Road, north of Fairbanks, just a few miles away from where the Himalaya and Haystack Road ...
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Intense Alaska Wildfires Threaten Homes and Force Evacuations
Intense wildfires in Alaska are prompting evacuations and threatening homes near Fairbanks and Healy. Fire crews are racing ...
Cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars sinks off Alaska weeks after catching fire
A cargo ship carrying 3,000 new vehicles sank in the North Pacific off the coast of Alaska several weeks after catching fire ...
Cargo Ship Sinks Along with 3,000 Vehicles Likely Worth Millions After Catching Fire Weeks Earlier
Officials said that a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles sank off Alaska after a fire broke out on the vessel earlier this ...
Cargo Ship That Caught Fire Carrying Electric Vehicles Sinks in the Pacific
Three weeks after a fire broke out on the ship off the coast of Alaska, the Morning Midas sank, along with thousands of cars ...