Wildfire burns near trans-Alaska pipeline

by The Associated Press

A wildfire north of Livengood shot high flames across the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and the Dalton Highway, but fire and pipeline officials said June 20 the blaze does not pose a danger to the line. The fire, sparked by lightning June 15 near Erickson Creek, erupted into 100-foot flames when it ran....

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Wildfires have encroached before