11/28/2016 - Day of Horror
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2016
- 11/28/2016 will live in infamy for many Sevier Country residents. I attempted to document part of the day, but as the conditions worsened, and the inferno started to rage towards Gatlinburg, I quickly fleed the area as I felt the potential threat. Unfortunately, many people got caught up into this inferno and some even lost their lives.
I started the day returning to the region after being away on a thanksgiving break. As I entered back into the area, it became evident wildfires were burning in the region, but what I didnt realize was the area was about to experience the most horrifying day perhaps in its history. I managed to document some of the event, but decided to flee when my wife demanded I return home. As the conditions worsened, even my area became under threat as the fires raced towards us from miles away. This video is raw, and documents just some of the event, but I left as the fires were just cresting the area. It was stated that it took only 15 minutes for the flames to enter into Gatlinburg. I consider myself a little bit lucky, because as I exited the parkway fires were running up the hillside. At that point, I was just trying to get out and put the camera away - Gary Wilson, GSMA digital media specialist.
I will never forget this day!!! I had thankfully given my shift away at work, because the time everyone got to trying to leave all at the same time, it was a mess... and I would have had to come all the way from one end to the other to make it out. I know many people that had to do that, and barely escaped with their lives that day!!!
Tennessee/North Carolina has a very special place in my heart! My mother was born & raised in North Carolina/Smoky Mountains. They were Appalachian people!! There is a special bond there for me!! Love the south!! Maybe one day I can move there!! Just so sad about the fires & how they got started by the teenagers. They have ruined the rest of there lives!! So many innocent people, wildlife/ forest, structures have been lost!
Such a beautiful place... heartbreaking to see it scorched to ash
Just so sad! It breaks my heart!! Gatlinburg/Smoky Mountains is my favorite places!!! Love them so much!!! It is so unbelievable how fast the fire traveled with the raging winds!!
Harriet Walton I went up there today and I seen a place where 3 people died. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
It looks like a war zone!!! That be would a strange feeling Toy Foxy to know that is where people had died!!! So sad!!!
And the ones who started this are free
MY wife and I would
Come here when we could.God has blessed this town.
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2 boys playing with matches caused this fire and the deaths that followed. They have been allowed to escape due to parental influence. Sad.
We where in gatlinburg a week before the fire.
well done.
climate change? No.Teenagers....
Exactly!
The fire was caused by teenagers.
The massive drought and an wind storm with hurricane-force winds that sent the fire out of control burning over 17,000 acres was not caused by teenagers.
@@jliller the drought, not the fire.
Actually the forest management service ignoring the small fire relying on forecasted rain is what led to this out of control fire i believ teenagers was their scapegoat not saying that they wasn't dropping matches but these mountains had went almost 90 years without a controlled burn thats alot of built up fuel.. fire prevents fire.. poor forest management and high winds makes any situation dangerous especially grades this steep.. the forest management acted as they didn't know the winds was gonna get that bad when the original 3 acre fire started I call BS we have advanced weather technology this was strung on poor leadership.. even if there was a rain a week prior these conditions still would of led to this fire.. climate change has nothing to do with fires. Nature has her own way of dealing with things and fire is one of them
It doesnt make sense. To cost the lives of 14 people, strikes me less than a planned unconstitutional controlled burn. I personally think 2 youths started a fire. Emergency management services left the fire burn. And took nil action.
Climate change...shove that bullshit right up your ass Idaho boy!!