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The Washington Post described the timeline of what happened in the fires that exploded in high winds last night at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/worst-possible-conditions-residents-flee-gaitlinburg-tenn-as-flames-lick-roads/?wpisrc=nl_p1most-partner-1&wpmm=1.

The Capital Weather Gang posted a story of how the firestorm grew at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/11/29/this-is-how-the-devastating-gatlinburg-tennessee-wildfire-erupted-overnight/.

Appalachian Magazine notes the impacts on this tourist town at https://appalachianmagazine.com/2016/11/29/fire-devastates-much-of-tourist-town/.

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