SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A brush fire in East Tennessee has authorities asking people to evacuate the area.
People in the Wears Valley community near Hatcher Mountain Road and Indigo Lane should leave, WVLT-TV reported, citing a statement from the Sevier County Emergency Management Agency. Officials have also asked people near the Shagbark and Preserve area to evacuate. Video showed gray smoke rising from a forested area.
The brush fire sparked Wednesday morning and drew responses from multiple agencies as it burned a cabin in the rural area and threatened others, the station reported, citing the Sevier County Fire Department and the Tennessee Division of Forestry. Two structures and one vehicle have been lost to the blaze, according to the Walden’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
A shelter was established at the Pigeon Forge Community Center for those evacuated, authorities said.
Warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds have increased the risk of fire danger, the emergency agency said.
No injuries have been reported.