Photos: Residents evacuate as fires near Parks Highway escalate

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Motorists head south after turning around on the Parks Highway as strong winds advanced the McKinley fire on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Bill Roth / ADN)

The McKinley Fire, a fast-moving wildfire north of Willow whipped up by a dry north wind, prompted evacuations and a road closure on the Parks Highway Sunday Aug. 18, 2019.

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