11-06-2017 22:17 via ktva.com

Alaska wildfires top 100,000 acres

The Alaska wildfire season has officially hit the 100,000-acre mark as of Saturday morning.
Wildfires have torched almost 112,000 acres according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center — That’s split between 195 fires so far this year.
More than 100,000 of the acres burned have been in western and southwestern Alaska, and that number is expected to climb.
North Robertson Fire
The North Robertson fire near Tok is now 85 percent contained, according to the Division of Forestry.
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