Near Record Heat Hits Tennessee as Great Smoky Mountains Wildfire Expands [Video]

Meteorologists are warning of near-record heat in Tennessee as a wildfire burning in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains has expanded to 10 acres.

The Flint Gap Fire ignited near Hannah Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday evening, according to a press release from the National Park Service published on Wednesday. The most recent update from the NPS estimates the fire to be around 10 acres, although the size was confirmed on Tuesday at noon and it’s possible the blaze has since expanded.

Newsweek reached out to the NPS by email for comment.

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