A 35-mile stretch of the Elliott Highway with more than 160 residences was threatened by fire Wednesday.
About 165 residences along a 35-mile stretch of the Elliott Highway were under evacuation orders Wednesday morning after high winds fanned several large wildfires north of Fairbanks.
Roughly 120 people were impacted by the evacuation orders and at least 12 were sheltering in their homes Wednesday morning, Johnson said. Fire officials are in contact with the American Red Cross of Alaska, but Johnson said there had not been a need for an emergency shelter as of Wednesday morning. One person received a voucher to help pay for a hotel after he evacuated, she said.
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