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About 400 Firefighters Now Battling Southeast Kentucky Wildland Fires

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Progress is being made in fighting wildland fires in southeastern Kentucky. As of late last night there were 21 fires burning in 9 Kentucky counties.

Division of Forestry Spokesman Mark Wiedewitsch says the high over the last several days has been about 30 fires. He expects about 400 firefighters to be working woodland fires today. Wiedewitsch says that's a substantial number of people trying to contain fires.

“It does rank high," Wiedewitsch said. "I know I’ve seen higher. The state is handling it now with as much of the resource we have available at our fingertips.”

Wiedewitsch says relatively dry conditions are expected up until the end of the week. He says there have been no reports of significant structural damage.

Stu Johnson is a reporter/producer at WEKU in Lexington, Kentucky.
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