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Pigeon Forge fire

That's a bad fire at Pigeon Forge. So far there have been about 60 cabins burned with several more threatened. They were also concerned the fire might jump a ridge and threaten Pigeon Forge itself. Thankfully no one was killed or seriously injured.

We are planning a trip there this summer and have reserved a cabin. And naturally that includes a visit to SMKW.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on March 18, 2013 at 19:38

http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20130318/NEWS03/130318008/Pige...

Boy if you look at that video does not look good at all and this is happening right now!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on March 18, 2013 at 19:42

Wow, Charles, I'm sure my wife and I have been there, years ago. We, passed a great time there. What happen? I'm so sad that's a great place has burned. This is really bad news, I thought about bringing my "Grand Girls" there, this summer. So Sad.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on March 18, 2013 at 20:06

We stayed in that area last year. Based on where the fire is and how the brush and trees in that area grow right up next to the cabins, I suspect that the cabin we stayed in probably was one that burned.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on March 18, 2013 at 20:42

Such a shame looks like quite a bit of destruction.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on March 18, 2013 at 23:46

Does anyone know how it started? I don't remember them saying when I saw it on the news either.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on March 19, 2013 at 0:05

I read an article that said a cleaning man was cleaning one of the cabins and he said it looked like it started at a hot tub on the porch of an unoccupied cabin. He said he ran to other cabins in the area warning people to get out.