McHugh fire now estimated at 842 acres

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a State of Alaska Division of Forestry helicopter dump several thousand gallons of water onto the McHugh Creek fire near Anchorage, July 20, 2016. (Public domain photo by photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel/U.S. Army National Guard)
It’s raining in Anchorage, and fire officials say prospects are looking good for the 842-acre McHugh Fire in Chugach State Park.
The five days of predicted rain are improving the situatio