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Large wildfire burning in Dunlap

The wildfire inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Nov. 28, 2016. (Photo: Jason Willette/National Park Service) — The wildfire inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Nov. 28, 2016. (Photo: Jason Willette/National Park Service) The wildfire inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Nov. 28, 2016. (Photo: Jason Willette/National Park Service)

By Mark Pace March 16, 2018 1 min read

A large wildfire is burning in Dunlap near Wade Johnson Road, according to a tweet from the Dunlap Fire Department account.

Authorities are asking residents to avoid the area. The department is responding to the incident.