Causes Of Pigeon Forge Fires

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Pigeon Forge Fires
One November day two young juveniles set the beautiful mountains of Pigeon Forge on fire. Burning thousand of acres, homes of animals and human. The fire put a lot of pollution into the air killing many animals and even some human. It was the largest fire they have had in the past one hundred years changed life all over the world. There was schools closing, places evacuated, and roads being closed off. Shelters was being opened for families that homes burned and have nowhere to go.
The two boys set the fire at the worst time Pigeon Forge was in a drought and it was windy which caused the fire to spread easier. Many people came to Pigeon Forge to help clean up and others came to give the shelters and schools supplies. Some

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