1,900-acre fire spreads across Northwest Alaska

A wildfire is burning in a remote area of northwest Alaska. The Alaska Fire Service reports that the Zane Hills Fire was discovered this week, and mapped at 1,900 acres. AFS spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said the fire, burning in a snow free area of tundra in the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, was spotted by AFS staff flying to the village of Norvik for training.
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“They saw smoke, flew over it, kinda sized it up a little bit, which was creeping,” Ipsen said. “It wasn&rsqu