Chimney Tops Fire Suspects

Prosecutors say the two minors started a fire on nov.

Chimney tops fire suspects.

28 2016 approximately four and a half days after the initial origin of the fire was. 7 about two weeks after a fire in great smoky mountain national park spread to the neighboring communities. Gusting winds have caused the fire to spot across the ridges in the chimney tops and bullhead ridge areas. Those winds spread deadly embers into gatlinburg and the surrounding region.

The teens 15 and 17 were charged with starting the chimney tops fire which eventually spread to the smoky mountains into sevier county and gatlinburg killing 14 people injuring more than 200. Teens suspected in chimney top fire from anderson. On november 27 while the fire was still inside the containment boundary three chinook. The unprecedented unexpected and unforeseeable wind event that started in the early morning hours of nov.

According to the news sentinel the teens arrested last week and charged with aggravated arson in connection to the wildfire that tore through parts of sevier county last month and killed 14 people are from anderson county. Feeding off a drought stricken forest the chimney tops 2 fire grew. The two teen suspects boys ages 15 and 17 were charged with aggravated arson on dec. He cited the unprecedented unexpected and unforeseeable wind event that occurred five days after the chimney tops fire.

It is still under investigation. The gatlinburg fire that killed 14 people was started by two teenagers dropping lit matches onto the ground along chimney tops trail in great smoky mountain national park sources close to the. 23 according to a statement from the tennessee bureau of investigation. There were no prescribed burns in the area this year.