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Black spruce in the boreal forests of Alaska burn in an expanding wildfire. Photo courtesy of the state of Alaska.
Helicopters, air tankers, smoke jumpers, and increased personnel are streaming into the fire zone. Some structures are now at risk.
This is a breaking news story. This is a "significant" fire so early in the fire season, officials said.
A wildfire burning on the Kenai Peninsula exploded in size Tuesday, jumping sixfold from 50 acres to 300 in a matter of hours as it crept uncomfortably close to some buildings, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry.
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