Firefighters remain focused on protecting Chena Hot Springs Resort and area cabins from the Munson Creek wildfire. The 24-thousand-acre lightning caused blaze about 50 miles east of Fairbanks made it to the resort property overnight, but as KUAC’s Dan Bross reports firefighters were well prepared.
Munson Creek Fire Reaches Chena Hot Springs
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Alaska Division of Forestry