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At least three people have been killed in Tennessee's devastating wildfires, and others are still missing. USA TODAY NETWORK
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Thousands of people made "hell-like" escapes from wildfires that burned hundreds of homes, destroyed a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains and killed three people. Two stepbrothers caught their harrowing escape on their iPhone. (Nov. 29) AP
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City officials say that hundreds of homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed by flames from wildfires in Tennessee. (Nov. 29) AP
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Ryan Desear, general manager of Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, talks about the Gatlinburg fire on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Michael Patrick
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But no deaths reported in Smoky Mountains blazes in Tenn. Time
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Tennessee officials say thousands of residents and visitors in the Gatlinburg area have been evacuated and hundreds of structures have been damaged and destroyed by spreading wildfires. (Nov. 29) AP
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Bill May, executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, says Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, that most of the school's property was saved from the fires in Gatlinburg. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
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Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies is home to nearly 11,000 animals, including some endangered species. The general manager says staff were forced to evacuate, but would rather sacrifice their own lives to save the animals. WBIR
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As everything around them burned, two stepbrothers captured their harrowing drive to safety in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. USA TODAY NETWORK
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First responders have gathered at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, to aid in the Sevier County wildfire response. Amy Smotherman Burgess/News Sentinel
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Apartments across the street from Gatlinburg Church of Christ were shells of buildings Nov. 29, 2016, after wildfires mixed with high winds on the night before to cause widespread damage in the Gatlinburg, Tenn., area. (Photo: Amy Smotherman Burgess, Knoxville (Tenn.) __news Sentinel)
DETROIT — A smoky smell in the air in southern Michigan was coming from East Tennessee's wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.
In a Facebook post, the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids station noted Tuesday that a number of residents reported smelling the smoke from the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 600 miles or more to the southeast.
Many Michigan residents described "smelling something like a camp- or trash fire with a hint of electrical or plastic odor," the National Weather Service stated. "Computer models run in a 'backwards trajectory' mode confirm that air over Lower Michigan at 10 p.m. last (Monday) night passed through the Smoky Mountains 12 hours earlier."
A cold front passed through Lower Michigan early Tuesday, shifting the winds southwest and bringing in fresh air, according to meteorologists.
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Extent of Tennessee fire damage comes into grim focus
More than 200 firefighters from across Tennessee are helping fight the wildfires, burning in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park and threatening country music star Dolly Parton's resort, Dollywood.
The wildfires have displaced more than 14,000 Tennessee residents.
"This is a fire for the history books," Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said Tuesday. "The likes of this has never been seen here. But the worst is definitely over with."
Contributing: Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel. Follow Keith Matheny on Twitter: @keithmatheny
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