Wildfires lead to evacuation of downtown Gatlinburg

The Gatlinburg Fire Department has ordered the mandatory evacuation of downtown Gatlinburg as wind conditions worsen and several fires continue to grow increasingly unpredictable and dangerous. “We were just told by the Gatlinburg Fire Department that they had told everybody in Gatlinburg to get out,” said Judy Tucker, director of Sevier County’s E-911 call center. “… No one’s getting through to anyone. Phones are ringing and not being answered anywhere. It’s chaos.” Please click on this link from the Knoxville News Sentinel