Published: July 23rd, 2011 08:44 PM
Last Modified: July 23rd, 2011 08:44 PM
FAIRBANKS -- The recent hot and sunny weather has sparked a flareup in a small wildfire in the Tanana Flats.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the fire is about 20 miles south of Fairbanks.
The BLM Alaska Fire Service Military Zone is monitoring the 243-acre fire. Smoke from the fire may be visible throughout the weekend.
Currently, 37 fires are burning across the state; only one, a 3-acre fire near Rampart, is staffed. According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, 456 fires have burned 278,005 acres statewide so far this year.
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