Medfra Fire grows to more than1,600 acres; firefighters battling winds

A photo taken Sunday of the Medfra Fire burning about 50 miles northeast of McGrath along the north bank of the North Fork Kuskokwin River. (Photo by Jason Jordet/Alaska Division of Forestry)Download Audio
Crews are battling a large blaze about 50 miles northeast of McGrath, dubbed the Medfra Fire. The fire is about 20 miles from the small community of Medfra.
Tim Mowry with the Alaska Division of Forestry said the fire is more than 1,600 acres on Monday.
Wind has been p