Wildfire

2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires

28 Nov 2016 – 9 Dec 2016 · 35.63° N, 83.48° W

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When
28 Nov 2016 – 9 Dec 2016
Kind
Wildfire
Coordinates
35.63° N, 83.48° W
Description
2016 wildfires that occurred in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Deaths
14
Injured
134
Cause
arson

2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires

2016 wildfires that occurred in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States

The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires, also known as the Gatlinburg wildfires, were a complex of wildfires which began in mid October 2016. Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The fires killed at least 14 people, injured 190, and were some of the largest arson-caused fires in the history of Tennessee.

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