GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Forest fires on both sides of the Smoky Mountains have closed part of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and several hiking trails in Tennessee.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from U.S. 441 northward to Soco Gap. About 1,200 acres had burned.
via Fires being battled near Gatlinburg, Cherokee in Smoky Mountains – WHNT.
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