"Alaska Wildfires Destroy Dozens of Homes, Menace Highway"

"JUNEAU, Alaska - Two fast-spreading Alaska wildfires have forced a series of evacuations, destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state's largest cities, state officials said on Monday.

As many as 200 firefighters have been battling a 6,500-acre fire about 40 miles (64 km) north of Anchorage since Sunday afternoon.

About 137 miles (220km) south of Anchorage, crews are fighting a much smaller, but equally dangerous blaze that threatens nearly 200 homes."

Steve Quinn reports for Reuters June 16, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Hundreds of Sled Dogs Rescued From Sockeye Fire; Mushers, Neighbors Lose Homes" (Fairbanks Daily News Miner)

"Alaska Fire Crews Battling 2 Large Tundra Wildfires" (AP: 6/8/2015)