Rain helps effort to contain McHugh Creek fire

The McHugh Fire burns near Beluga point (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Wet weather has brought much-needed relief to the ongoing effort to control the McHugh Creek fire in southeast Anchorage.
The fire is holding steady at 842 acres, and is now 7 percent contained, according to Alaska Wildland Fire Program Manager Tom Kurth. At a press conference Friday morning, Kurth said the rain that has moved into the area has been a big help to the 330 people fighting the blaz