Reinforcements called in to fight McHugh fire

Alaska Wildland Fire Program Manager Tom Kurth speaks at a press conference on the McHugh fire on Wednesday, July 20. (Photo by Wesley Early – KSKA Anchorage)The five-day-old McHugh fire continues to burn in Chugach State Park in southeast Anchorage, and fire officials are calling in additional crews to battle the blaze.
Size estimates for the fire vary from 350 acres to 600, though Alaska Wildland Fire Program Manager Tom Kurth told reporters this morning that officials should s