Hot, dry weather spurs wildfire growth in eastern Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning in remote eastern Alaska has grown significantly and firefighters are taking steps to protect cabins and private property.

The state Division of Forestry says the fire southeast of Tok (tohk) started Monday and quickly covered 1 square mile (2.6 sq. kilometers).

By Tuesday, the fire had expanded and covered 7.3 square miles (19 sq. kilometers). Most of the fire’s growth was on the southeast edge.

Forestry officials initially tried to fully suppress the