An Interior wildfire sparks back up

A wildfire north of Delta Junction has reignited. The more than 8 thousand acre South Fork Salcha Fire was started by lightning earlier this month in a remote area about 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks. It’s been allowed to burn, and had been subdued by rain earlier this month, before jumping back to life in drier conditions this week. Alaska Division of Forestry spokesman Tim Mowry said there are still pockets of unburned trees in the fire area.
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