Hudson said asschools closed due to the evacuations, children were bused to the evacuation center so parents could pick them up. A wildfire burns in Sevier County, Tennessee, on Wednesday. PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An evacuation was ordered for residents in Pigeon Forge Thursday following a fast-moving brush fire that officials are calling the Pine Mountain Fire and has since been lifted. Officials with the Rural Metro Fire Department announced they deployed one engine and one chief officer to Sevier County to assist their incident management team. Kaitlin Wright tweeted, Devastating video of the wildfire ongoing near the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee area. This could lead to significant fire spread toward the northeast before the showers begin. Fortunately the weather is not what it was the other night, he said, referring to Wednesdays wind gusts. fire However, another user tweeted a photo from Gatlinburg. The cause of the structure and brush fire were not known as of Thursday night, according to deputies. Live Update (4:16 p.m.): WVLT News spoke with the Sevier County Assistant for Governmental Affairs Perrin Anderson said the number of Along with those updates should come a more accurate number of structures affected. The Sevierville Convention Center, at 202 Gists Creek Road in Sevierville, is open as an evacuation shelter for persons displaced by the fire. Marlow Volunteer Fire Department and other crewsrespondedto the30-acre fire in the area, and residents were asked to remain alert to the "evolving situation.". Pigeon Forge brush fire fully put out | wbir.com At 9 a.m. Thursday the wind at Cove Mountain was 21 mph from the south-southwest with 81 percent RH. Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters opened the conference by thanking the first responders that flocked to the area to help fight the fires that began Wednesday morning. 2023 Cable News Network. Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new articles by email. Two incident management teams are on the scene, an interagency team and a state team. WVLT News also spoke with Brook Smith, a forester at the scene, who said as nightfall nears the situation may improve some. Volunteers from around the world calmed the fears of victims as they donated millions of dollars to the relief fund. They asked people to call 911 only for emergencies. WHSV Follow here for live updates on what officials are calling the Hatcher Mountain Road/Indigo Lane Fire. Officials with the City of Gatlinburg and Sevier County released heartbreaking 911 calls made prior to and during the deadly wildfires. The visuals of the fire are tough to view. I know folks want to go home, he said We are going to work as fast and diligently as we can so folks can go home and check on property., In a message to homeowners, Waters said we are working as hard as we can.
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