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Fires Rage Across Alaskan Forests and Town Near Tok
Wildfires across Alaska burned about 396 square miles of forest and tundra, with one blaze expanding to over 53 square miles and threatening Tok, 80 miles from the Canadian border. About 300 residents fled Tok as flames neared homes, most returned after crews defended the town. statewide, 900 firefighters fought 184 fires, Gov. Cowper declaring a statewide emergency.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Tok
Canadian
Sue Mitchell
Interagency
Fairbanks
McWhorter
Pat Flowers
Flowers
Steve Cowper
Alaska National Guard