Homes decimated by Tennessee wildfire
The remains of a home smolder in the wake of a wildfire Wed., November 30, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Drought conditions and high winds helped the fire spread through the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains on Monday, forcing thousands to evacuate from the area.
As of Friday, December 2, 2016, at least 13 people were killed and another 80 injured. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed.
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Motorists stop to view wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November 28, 2016.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Smoke plumes from wildfires are seen in the Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November 28, 2016.
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Fires burn in Gatlinburg, Tenn. More than 14,000 residents and tourists were forced to evacuate on Monday when high winds spread wildfires throughout the area.
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Smoke surrounds a home as seen from aboard a National Guard helicopter near Gatlinburg, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.
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Law enforcement vehicles drive through smoke near structures destroyed by wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. The fatal wildfires swept over the tourist town the night before, causing widespread damage.
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The remains of homes and vehicles smolder after a wildfire November 29, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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A damaged utility pole is seen as fires smolder nearby after a wildfire November 29, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Burned buildings and cars are seen in the aftermath of a wildfire in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on November 29, 2016.
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A destroyed home sits among burned trees Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, near Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Buildings destroyed by a wildfire are seen among burned trees as more fires burn nearby Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, near Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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Residents Kirk Wallace, Caleb Graves and Tyler Alden gather to clear debris and put out small fires near surrounding homes as the remains of their neighbors’ homes smolder following a wildfire November 29, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Burned structures are seen from aboard a National Guard helicopter near Gatlinburg, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.
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People survey a destroyed building as it sits among burned trees Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, near Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.
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Destroyed buildings are seen among burned trees Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, near Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
The remains of a home and cars smolder after a wildfire November 29, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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A burned car sits in a parking lot Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Some walls of a burned-out business remain Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
A burned car sits in a parking lot Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday. Three more bodies were found Wednesday in the ruins of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses in the Great Smoky Mountains area. An additional three deaths were confirmed on Thursday, and another on Friday.
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The remains of a business smolders in the wake of a wildfire November 30, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
The remains of a van and home smolder in the wake of a wildfire November 30, 2016 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Smokes rises out of the remains of a burned-out business Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Smoke rises from the remains of the Alamo Steak House on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., after a wildfire swept through the area Monday.