Photos: Gatlinburg, Tenn. wildfire

Fire erupts on the side of The Spur on Highway 441 between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

(Jessica Tezak / AP)

Associated Press

Nov. 28, 2016 9:25 PM PT

Fire erupts on both side of Highway 441 between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

(Jessica Tezak / AP)

Thick smoke from area forest fires looms in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

(Brianna Paciorka / AP)

Thick smoke from area forest fires looms in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

(Brianna Paciorka / AP)

Thick smoke from area forest fires looms as people walk in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.

(Brianna Paciorka / AP)