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Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Smoke surrounds a home as seen from aboard a National Guard helicopter near Gatlinburg, Tenn. Thousands of people have fled deadly wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Smoke surrounds a home as seen from aboard a National Guard helicopter near Gatlinburg, Tenn. Thousands of people have fled deadly wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains.

  (Erik Schelzig / Associated Press)

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Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Burned structures are seen from aboard a National Guard helicopter near Gatlinburg, Tenn.

  (Erik Schelzig / Associated Press)

Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

In this aerial photo, smoke rises from destroyed buildings at the Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa above Gatlinburg, Tenn.

  (Paul Efird / Associated Press)

Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Trevor Cates walks through the remains of the fellowship hall of his church, the Banner Missionary Baptist Church, after fire swept through Gatlinburg, Tenn.

  (Brian Blanco / Getty Images)

Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Student dormitories destroyed by fire at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

  (Michael Patrick / Associated Press)

Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Smoke fills the air in downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn.

  (Brian Blanco / Getty Images)

Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Flames engulf a building at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn

  (Bill May / EPA)

Wildfires roar through Great Smoky Mountains

Fire approaches the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

  (Bill May / EPA)

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