Alaska Wildfire: Funny River Fire Burns an Area the Size of Chicago

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Trees burn to the edge of the water on the south side of the Kenai River at 2:01 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2014, across from Kenai Keys. BRIAN LOONEY

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weather.com:

A massive wildfire in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula grew to nearly 159,000 acres on Monday, leading to mandatory evacuations of 1,000 structures and threatening hundreds of cabins, vacation homes and year-round residences.
The wildfire, which was only 30 percent contained by Monday morning, covered more than 248 square miles, growing to the size of Chicago, Think Progress reports. No injuries or structure damage has been reported, officials said.
Though the fire continues to grow, feeding off the foliage in Alaska's 1.9-million acre Kenai Wildlife Refuge, weather conditions should provide relief in the coming days, according to weather.com meteorologist Jon Erdman.
"Relief is ahead this week," said Erdman. "Rain returns to southern Alaska Tuesday. Heavier rain is possible Thursday into Friday, along with cooler temperatures."...Continue reading...                                                    

DAHBOO77 : Published on 25 May 2014

UPDATE: FIRE HAS GROWN TO 140,000 Acres!

A wildfire in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage has grown to cover more than 193 square miles, but it was only 20 percent contained as of Sunday, fire officials said.

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